This problem is urgent

There are five massive patches of garbage in the ocean: the Indian Ocean Gyre, the South Atlantic Gyre, the North Pacific Gyre, the South Pacific Gyre, and the North Atlantic Gyre. The Great Pacific garbage patch is the largest of these. The garbage patch is estimated to be around twice the size of Texas. It is estimate that in the Great Pacific garbage patch alone there are 1.8 trillion pieces of garabage; but this number is probably much higher now.

By 2050, there will be more pieces of plastic than fish in the ocean.

Each year, around 8 million metric tons of plastic are dumped into the ocean. That is the equivalent to about 17.6 BILLION POUNDS of trash!

Soon, the effects of pollution on the ocean and world will be irreversible.

70 percent of ocean pollution is not recoverable since it has already sunk too deep down in the water.

Around one million marine animals die from pollution each year (including birds,fish, mammals, sharks, turtles)

Pollution in the ocean is often mistaken as food for animals. A example of pollution ingested commonly is that turtles mistake plastic bags as jellyfish. Additionally, is is estimated that at least 267 species are affected from plastic pollution.