Everything We Know About Ocean Plastic Pollution So Far | The Ocean Cleanup

Ocean plastic pollution is a global emergency. Trillions of pieces of plastic waste are floating in our oceans right now - and solving a challenge so huge requires understanding the facts behind the problem. This is our understanding of ocean plastic pollution today. Learn more about the problem of ocean plastic pollution here: https://theoceancleanup.com/ocean-pla... Make sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel to stay updated: https://bit.ly/371k8sN -- Chapters: 00:00 Intro 00:28 Plastic production and disposal statistics 01:14 Plastic usage and waste management infrastructure 01:51 Plastic emissions into the oceans through rivers 03:56 Plastic accumulation in 5 gyres in our oceans 04:47 Fishing gear - source of plastic pollution 05:38 Why we need to clean up the garbage patches 06:16 Conclusion -- Learn more and support us at https://www.theoceancleanup.com/ And follow The Ocean Cleanup on: Facebook: facebook.com/TheOceanCleanup/ Twitter: twitter.com/TheOceanCleanup Instagram: instagram.com/theoceancleanup/ TikTok: tiktok.com/@theoceancleanup -- Sources used: https://doi.org/10.1787/de747aef-en https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/s... https://doi.org/10.1057/s41599-018-02... https://www.sciencedirect.com/science... https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.aaz5803 https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10... https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/... https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-49... https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10... https://www2.deloitte.com/content/dam... https://www.sciencedirect.com/science... https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20724... https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-22... https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10... https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-16... https://www.nature.com/articles/s4159... https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2... https://doi.org/10.1038/srep03263 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science... https://www.nature.com/articles/s4146... https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.... ---