Oceans plastic pollution

Ocean plastic pollution involves large plastic items breaking down into microplastics, impacting marine life through ingestion and entanglement, altering ecosystems, and posing health risks to humans. An estimated 19-23 million tonnes of plastic enter aquatic ecosystems annually, with leakage into the environment increasing without intervention. Solutions require source reduction, not just clean-up, and include phasing out single-use plastics, improving waste management, promoting sustainable alternatives, and changing consumption habits.