Each year about 8.8 million tons of plastic ends up in the world oceans,a quantity much higher than previous estimates,according to a study that tracked marine debris from it's source
That's the equivalent of five grocery bags full of plastic debris dotting each foot of coastline around the world,said lead author Jenna jambeck, an environment engineering professor at the university of georgia
And if the biggest polluter, most developing Asian countrie, don't clean up how they throw stuff awa, jambeck projects that by 2025 the total accumulated plastic trash in the oceans will reach around 170 million tons that's based on population trends and continued waste management disposal problems,although there may be some early signs of change she said