The video, released by Greenpeace UK, attempts to explain shortly how the plastic enters the world’s oceans and accumulates in places worldwide, even in uninhabited and remote environments, that lie far away from the human impact.
Series blog posts on plastic marine debris and microplastics
Plastics are the most common form of marine debris. It is estimated that 8.8 million metric tons of plastic waste are dumped in the world’s oceans each year. Researchers’ estimations reveal that there will be more plastic than fish in the ocean by 2050.
Except from the devastating impact on marine ecosystems which causes death and reproduction implications -it is estimated that all sea turtle species, 45% of all species of marine mammals, and 21% of all species of sea birds have been affected by marine debris globally- , plastic is a significant threat for humans through the food web. In addition to this, UN says that plastic debris results in an estimated $13 billion a year in losses.
