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Great Pacific Garbage Patch
Summary
This brief article compiled statistics on plastic pollution, noting that plastic is found in 9% of fish, that 7 billion pounds of non-recyclable plastic are produced annually, and that the average American generates half a pound of plastic waste per day. These figures contextualize the scale of plastic production and waste that feeds ongoing accumulation of microplastics in marine ecosystems.
Plastic is found in 9% of fish. At this rate, the Garbage Island will likely double in size in ten years. 7 billion pounds of non recyclable plastic are produced every year, and only 7% of the plastic in America is recycled. 1500 plastic water bottles are put in landfills and the ocean every second. The average person produces a half-pound of plastic waste every day in the U.S.