Plastic pollution

Plastic pollution is considered to be plastic that is discarded, disposed of, or abandoned in the environment. In an environmental context, plastics are often categorized by size, with macroplastics being larger than 5 millimetres (mm) and microplastics being less than or equal to 5 mm.

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Last Updated January 20, 2026, 00:33 (UTC)
Created January 16, 2026, 20:38 (UTC)
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description_fr Plastic pollution is considered to be plastic that is discarded, disposed of, or abandoned in the environment. In an environmental context, plastics are often categorized by size, with macroplastics being larger than 5 millimetres (mm) and microplastics being less than or equal to 5 mm.
fair_openness Level 2 - Machine-readable
geographic_scope Canada
opening_level Donnée ouverte au grand public
sector health_and_safety
sensitivity_level Faible
source_inventaire Inventaire_F
source_url https://www.donneesquebec.ca/recherche/dataset/f50b0822-0c50-4bc8-9794-0093a5fb8201/resource/744eddab-fdcb-4a0d-978e-b719a06f6df7/download/metadonnees-inventaire_contaminants.pdf
title_fr Plastic pollution
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