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A study done by the University of Exeter found that 100% of sea turtles have plastic in their stomachs because they mistake floating bags for jellyfish. Plastic pollution isn’t just littering beaches; it’s endangering marine life on a massive scale.
According to the National Geographic, 90% of seabirds have plastic in their stomachs because they mistake floating trash for fish or squid.
It takes around 20 years for a single plastic bag to break down in the ocean — and even then, it doesn’t disappear completely. It just breaks into smaller, more harmful microplastics that stay in the environment forever.
Studies show that 1 in 3 fish caught for human consumption contain plastic — meaning every meal from the ocean could also come with a side of microplastics.
The Great Pacific Garbage Patch covers an estimated surface area of 620 million square miles, an area twice the size of Texas or three times the size of France! In total, scientists estimate that there are about 1.8 trillion pieces of plastic and other trash that make up the GPGP.
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