OCEANS AND PLASTIC

O ur oceans are turning into plastic….are we conscious about this? The answer to this question would most likely be not really. Generally many of us knew how much plastic effects the environment around us. Many of us might have also seen tons of plastic being dumped in some areas and how that areas have been affected by it. But how many of us knew that the plastic which is more than a million times the quantity we see on the land is being dumped in the ocean? HOW MUCH PLASTIC IS IN THE OCEAN?           Plastic is a major contributor to ocean pollution, but ‘how much plastic is in the ocean’, you ask? A study published in 2017 estimated between 1.15 to 2.41 million tonnes of plastic enter the oceans via rivers annually, with peak months being between May and October. The top 20 contributing rivers which, according to the report are mostly found in Asia, contribute around 67% of all plastics flowing into the ocean from rivers around the world.     ...