- Around 100 million tons of plastic are produced
each year.
- 10 million tons of it ends up in
the ocean.
- 80% of the plastic that ends up in the
ocean comes from land.
- The Trash Vortex, or Eastern
Garbage Patch is an area equivalent in size to Texas.
- The plastic in the ocean is not biodegradable, most of it falls to the
ocean floor or is consumed by marine life.
- Not only is plastic polluting the
water, it is destroying marine and plant
life. Species like the Albatross are dying off due to eating the
plastic.
- The plastic consumed by the fish
contains chemicals that are absorbed into the fish.
- This can be dangerous to humans,
depending on the level of toxicity.
For more information please refer to the source below: http://www.greenpeace.org/international/en/campaigns/oceans/fit-for-the-future/pollution/trash-vortex/
