The UNEP estimates there are 46,000 pieces of marine debris for every square mile of all the world’s oceans. […] Able to last indefinitely in seawater, plastics will continue to plague the Eastern Pacific long after new solutions have been adopted on land.
Altered Oceans multimedia article on L.A. Times. If you view only one video, let it be the second video of Part 4.
We really do not understand the amount of trash we produce. Chris Jordan tries to make it visible and understandable, though.
We are really raping this planet like there’s no tomorrow.