Sea Save Foundation
Contributor
Henderson Island, in the South Pacific, is thousands of miles away from any human communities, yet thirty-seven million pieces of plastic were found along its shores. “It's the highest density of debris reported anywhere in the world, scientists say.” It is estimated that the plastic trash weighs seventeen tons. Plastic pollution is a major issue facing our oceans today and finding so much of it on a remote island proves it.
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Do you think we are doing enough to reduce the amount of plastic waste in our oceans? What do you think should be our priority in curtailing plastic waste?
Read more here (number 4)
Do you think we are doing enough to reduce the amount of plastic waste in our oceans? What do you think should be our priority in curtailing plastic waste?