Up to one trillion plastic bags are used worldwide each year – that’s 160,000 a second.
Did you know there is more plastic in the ocean, than stars in our galaxy.
Fact 1
There is now a monstrous 5.25 trillion pieces of plastic debris in our ocean & 46,000 pieces in every square mile of ocean.
Fact 3
World plastic production has increased exponentially from 2.1 million tonnes in 1950 to 147 million in 1993 to 406 million by 2015.
Fact 2
Worldwide, 73 percent of beach litter is plastic: filters from cigarette butts, bottles, bottle caps, food wrappers, grocery bags, and polystyrene containers.
Fact 4
By 2050, virtually every seabird species on the planet will be eating plastic.
The plastic problem.
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Global plastic statistics
We rely on the ocean to regulate our climate, absorb CO2 and it is the number one source for protein for over a billion people.
Fact 5
There is now a monstrous 5.25 trillion pieces of plastic debris in our ocean & 46,000 pieces in every square mile of ocean.
Fact 7
88% of the sea's surface is polluted by plastic waste.
Fact 6
The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is around 1.6 million square kilometers – bigger than Texas.
Fact 8
On UK beaches there are 5000 pieces of plastic & 150 plastic bottles for each mile.