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You Can't Just "Clean Up" the Plastic in the Ocean. Here's Why.

Source
Teen Vogue

Publication Date
2018-12-21

Since the early 1950s, there has been an estimated 8.3 billion tons — and counting — of plastic produced on the planet, according to a 2017 study published in the Science Advances journal. The United Nations Environment Program reports that roughly 60% of that lump sum has made its way to landfills or the ocean. Each year, an estimated 8 million metric tons of plastic ends up in the ocean, according to the advocacy group Ocean Conservancy. Some calculations predict that there could be more plastic by weight in the ocean than fish by 2050.

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https://www.teenvogue.com/story/you-cant-just-clean-up-the-plastic-in-the-ocean?verso=true