‘ALMOST ALL SEABIRDS HAVE PLASTIC IN THEIR STOMACHS’
Every year, millions of tonnes of waste end up in the oceans. Eighty per cent of this is plastic. The plastic is carried along by the major currents in the world's oceans. The amount of plastic is so vast that a plastic island is now floating in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, with an area as large as France and Spain combined. In this Eén […]
Every year, millions of tonnes of waste end up in the oceans. Eighty per cent of this is plastic. The plastic is carried along by the major currents in the world's oceans. The amount of plastic is so vast that there is now a plastic island floating in the middle of the Pacific Ocean with an area as large as France and Spain combined. In this Eén Vandaag report, marine biologist Jan van Franeker says: Almost all birds have pieces of plastic in their stomachs. They are flying dustbins!
Worldwide, we use about 26 million tonnes of plastic annually. A third of this consists of single-use packaging materials, which too often end up as litter.
Watch the video:
Source: Eén Vandaag
More information about plastic waste at sea:
www.noordzee.nl
www.projectkaisei.org
Every year, millions of tonnes of waste end up in the oceans. Eighty per cent of this is plastic. The plastic is carried along by the major currents in the world's oceans. The amount of plastic is so vast that there is now a plastic island floating in the middle of the Pacific Ocean with an area as large as France and Spain combined. In this Eén Vandaag report, marine biologist Jan van Franeker says: Almost all birds have pieces of plastic in their stomachs. They are flying dustbins!
Worldwide, we use about 26 million tonnes of plastic annually. A third of this consists of single-use packaging materials, which too often end up as litter. Watch the video: Eén Vandaag More information about plastic waste at sea: www.noordzee.nl www.projectkaisei.org
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