OceanDoctor.org recently published a cringe-worthy Infographic depicting just how much garbage is floating around in our oceans. The United States uses over 50 Billion plastic bottles each year, and only about 10 billion are recycled. Many of the un-recycled plastic bottles end up in the ocean. Some end up in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, which is now twice the size of the continental United States! Others end up on our beaches! You can help by using refillable bottles, recycling, and participating in beach clean ups.
What do you do to protect the ocean? Leave a comment below.
What do you do to protect the ocean? Leave a comment below.
-Laura Bracken
Outreach Manager
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