Over 8 million tonnes of plastic enters in our ocean every year , with devastating consequences for marine life.
We have to come together and support to clean-up our surroundings.
Last year more then 500 events held in all over world to spread the word and build things which were ruined by us and to secure our climate that is changing in a dramatially.
China and indonesia are on the top with 8.82 metric tonnes of waste in oceans".
"According to the trade association world plastic"production grew from 1.5 billion tonnes per year in 1950 to an estimated 381 million tonnes by 2015 where about more then 4.5 million tonnes are discarded into the oceans annually by the countries with ocean coastlines.
China and indonesia are on the top with 8.82 metric tonnes of waste in oceans".
Plastic waste is one of many types of wastes that take too long to decompose. Normally, plastic items can take up to 1000 years to decompose in landfills. But plastic bags we use in our everyday life take 10-1000 years to decompose, while plastic bottles can take 450 years or more.
'The chemical structure of most plastics renders them resistant to many natural processes of degradation and as a result they are slow to degrade. Together, these two factors have led to a high prominence of plastic pollution in the environment.Plastic pollution can afflict land, waterways and oceans.
Our oceans are suffocating under the weight of plastic pollution. Take 3 pieces of rubbish with you and you have made a difference. Creating a cleaner planet. Make a difference today. Reduce plastic pollution. Simple and easy to do.
1.8 trillion pieces of plastics 250 pieces for every human being.
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