Plastic trash flowing into the seas will nearly triple by 2040 without drastic action

Source: National Geographic, photo credit: Nature Pac

The amount of plastic trash that flows into the oceans every year is expected to nearly triple by 2040 to 29 million metric tons. No one knows for certain how much plastic, which is virtually indestructible, has accumulated in the seas.
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