Plastics In The Ocean

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.
Plastics in the ocean. Plastic accumulating in our oceans and on our beaches has become a global crisis. 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. The great pacific garbage patch also described as the pacific trash vortex is a gyre of marine debris particles in the central north pacific ocean it is located roughly from 135 w to 155 w and 35 n to 42 n. We re on a mission to free the ocean of plastic pollution.
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. At current rates plastic is expected to outweigh all the fish in the sea by 2050. The collection of plastic and floating trash originates from the pacific rim including countries in asia north america and south america. The problem of plastic in nature particularly in our oceans is a global crisis.
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. Billions of pounds of plastic can be found in swirling convergences that make up about 40 percent of the world s ocean surfaces. Every minute about a dump truck load of plastic goes into the oceans sullying beaches hurting. There are five massive patches of plastic in the oceans around the world.
Answer the trivia question below and every day you do you ll help remove one piece of plastic from the ocean. Help make an impact today. The gyre is divided into two areas the. In your home your office your school and your ocean.