Experts Debunk 9 Myths About Ocean Plastic Pollution

While the problem of ocean plastic pollution is now well known, there are many misconceptions about this subject that, over time, become accepted as facts. That's why we invited our Head of Research, Laurent Lebreton, and Founder & CEO, Boyan Slat, to 'debunk' some of these common myths.

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Chapters
00:00 Introduction
00:46 #1 There's a trash island in the ocean
01:32 #2 The plastics in the garbage patches are too small, making them impossible to clean up
02:49 #3 Every minute, a garbage truck of plastic is dumped in the ocean
04:45 #4 Plastic at the surface of the ocean represents less than 1% of the total amount of plastic in the ocean
06:03 #5 In 2050, there will be more plastic in the ocean than fish
06:28 #6 Ten of the world's rivers are responsible for 90% of the plastic pollution in the ocean
07:55 #7 Plastic in the ocean comes predominantly from landbased sources
09:39 #8 Plastic in the ocean mostly comes from developing countries
10:37 #9 More than a third of plastic waste ends up in the ocean
11:38 Outro

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