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How much garbage does the ocean contain

Writer: Franklin Zero WasteFranklin Zero Waste

Updated: Feb 5, 2021

The numbers are staggering: There are 5.25 trillion pieces of plastic debris in the ocean. Of that mass, 269,000 tons float on the surface, while some four billion plastic microfibers per square kilometer litter the deep sea. Scientists call these statistics the "wow factor" of ocean trash

 
 
 

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