Plastic leaks into the ocean from thousands of sources all over the world every day. Increasing consumption combined with improper waste management in many countries has made plastic pollution a worldwide problem, causing damage not only to the environment but also to human health and economies.
Humans produce over 400 million metric tons of plastic annually. That’s roughly the weight of all humans on the planet — and plastic production is projected to keep going up. So of this 400 million tons that gets produced each year – how much actually ends up in the ocean? Less than 0.5 percent…
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- How does plastic enter the ocean?
- Where does plastic pollution go?
- Other sources of plastic pollution
- What is the impact of plastic pollution?
- What is being done about plastic pollution?
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