- Scientist estimate that between 1.15 and 2.41 million tonnes of plastic waste currently enters the ocean every year from rivers, with over 74% of emissions occurring between May and October. The top 20 polluting rivers, mostly located in Asia, account for 67% of the global total. https://www.nature.com/articles/ncomms15611 57 comments science
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- The Ocean Cleanup Is Starting, Aims To Cut Garbage Patch By 90% By 2040 https://www.forbes.com/sites/jeffkart/2018/08/28/the-ocean-cleanup-is-starting-aims-to-cut-garbage-patch-by-90-by-2040/#21bc56cb253e 1902 comments
- Where does the plastic in our oceans come from? - Our World in Data https://ourworldindata.org/ocean-plastics 180 comments
- Ocean plastics: How much do rich countries contribute by shipping their waste overseas? - Our World in Data https://ourworldindata.org/plastic-waste-trade 154 comments
- Food Delivery Apps Are Drowning China in Plastic - The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/28/technology/china-food-delivery-trash.html 71 comments
- Where does your plastic waste end up? | National Geographic https://www.nationalgeographic.co.uk/environment-and-conservation/2018/11/where-does-your-plastic-waste-end 26 comments
- Great Pacific Garbage Patch: The Ocean Cleanup nets 63,000 lbs of junk https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2021/10/29/great-pacific-garbage-patch-ocean-cleanup-nets-63000-pounds-trash/6138815001/ 10 comments
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