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It is approximated that there is a stock of 86 million tons of plastic marine debris in the worldwide ocean as of the end of 2013, assuming that 1.4% of global plastics produced from 1950 to 2013 has entered the ocean and has accumulated there. [4]
It is approximated that there is a stock of 86 million tons of plastic marine debris in the worldwide ocean as of the end of 2013, assuming that 1.4% of global plastics produced from 1950 to 2013 has entered the ocean and has accumulated there. [44]
In 2018 approximately 513 million tonnes of plastics wind up in the oceans every year out of which the 83,1% is from the following 20 countries: China is the most mismanaged plastic waste polluter leaving in the sea the 27.7% of the world total, second Indonesia with the 10.1%, third Philippines with 5.9%, fourth Vietnam with 5.8%, fifth Sri ...
Ocean Conservancy research shows that we need a minimum 50 percent target for source reduction of single-use plastics by 2050, in combination with other measures and policies, to effectively curb ...
Our oceans are full of plastic — an estimated 200 million metric tons. And it's the microscopic pieces that could be the biggest threat. Addressing the planet's ocean plastics problem
In 2019, over a 25-day expedition, Ocean Voyages Institute set the record for largest cleanup in the garbage patch, removing over 40 metric tons (44 short tons) of plastic from the ocean. [72] In 2020, over the course of two expeditions, Ocean Voyages Institute again set the record for the largest cleanup removing 170 short tons (150 t; 340,000 ...
In 2014, there were five areas across all the oceans where the majority of plastic concentrated. [8] Researchers collected a total of 3070 samples across the world to identify hot spots of surface level plastic pollution.
The U.S. and 174 other nations failed to agree on a new treaty to reduce the plastic pollution contaminating our environment, food, water, and even our bodies.