Their conclusion: There are 5.25 trillion pieces of plastic floating in our oceans — enough to circulate the Earth’s equator 425 times. All together, the combined weight of plastic in the ...

The researchers collected plastic from parts of the ocean with nets and then used computer models to estimate the extent of the garbage problem worldwide. They estimated that 5.25 trillion pieces ...

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According to a report, the world's oceans are infested with plastic. It estimates that there are up to 5.25 trillion pieces of plastic weighing 250,000 tons floating on the high seas. It's ...

Major study sheds new light on the world’s plastics problem Major study sheds new light on the world’s plastics problem The study was based on data collected from 24 ocean expeditions ...

A major new study of the world’s oceans has reached a shocking conclusion: Thanks to humans, there are more than 5 trillion pieces of plastic, weighing more than 250,000 tons, floating in water ...

A major new study of the world’s oceans has reached a shocking conclusion: Thanks to humans, there are now over 5 trillion pieces of plastic, weighing more than 250,000 tons, floating in water ...

About 8 million tons of plastics and 5 trillion pieces of plastics are currently in the ocean, the Managing Director (MD), Nigerian Liquified Natural Gas NLNG Ship Management Limited (NSML ...

Humans have filled the world’s oceans with more ... led by Marcus Eriksen of the 5 Gyres Institute, based in Santa Monica, Calif. That is more than 21,000 pieces of plastic for each of the ...

Now picture that much plastic spread across the Earth’s oceans ... smaller and smaller pieces. Plastic production has also drastically increased since 2005. More than 5 million tons of new ...

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there are now more than five trillion pieces of plastic floating in our oceans. The study, published this week in PLoS One, saw scientists from across the US, France, Chile, Australia, and New ...