Plastics In The Ocean

The collection of plastic and floating trash originates from the pacific rim including countries in asia north america and south america.

Plastics in the ocean.

Every minute about a dump truck load of plastic goes into the oceans sullying beaches hurting. Help make an impact today. There are five massive patches of plastic in the oceans around the world. Billions of pounds of plastic can be found in swirling convergences that make up about 40 percent of the world s ocean surfaces.

Plastic has been found in more than 60 of all seabirds and in 100 of sea turtles species that mistake plastic for food. About 8 million metric tons of plastic are thrown into the ocean annually of those 236 000 tons are microplastics tiny pieces of broken down plastic smaller than your little fingernail. The amount of plastic dumped into the ocean has been increasing according to a new study and the problem will probably get worse. We re on a mission to free the ocean of plastic pollution.

Plastic accumulating in our oceans and on our beaches has become a global crisis. And when animals ingest plastic it can cause life threatening problems including reduced fitness nutrient uptake and feeding efficiency all vital for survival. Eduardo leal s plastic sea raises awareness about plastic pollution by focusing on hundreds of pieces of plastic that wash ashore at a remote beach in colombia. Plastic oceans international is a global non profit organization that addresses the issue plastic pollution and how it impacts our waters sea life and humans.

At current rates plastic is expected to outweigh all the fish in the sea by 2050. In your home your office your school and your ocean. Among the top 10 kinds of trash picked up during the 2017 international coastal cleanup were food wrappers beverage bottles grocery bags straws and take out containers all made of plastic. Answer the trivia question below and every day you do you ll help remove one piece of plastic from the ocean.