Plastic in the oceans

How much rubbish goes to the oceans every day?

• Every day around 8 million pieces of plastic makes their way into our oceans.

• Every day 1 million pices of plascics makes their way into our oceans.

• Every day around 100 pieces of plastic makes their way into our oceans.

• Every day around 900 pieces of plastic makes their way into our oceans

What is the danger to ocean animals caused by plastic? (more than one answer is possible)

• Plastic waste can trap an animal.

• The animal can eat plastic, get sick and die.

• Micronutrients and plastic fragments are found in and on the bodies of animals.

• Plastic pollutes the living environment of ocean animals.

What is the danger to ocean plants caused by plastic? (more than one answer is possible)

• Plastic don't make any danger to the oceanic plants.

• Plastic pollutes the environment in which oceanic plants grow, which damages them.

• Accumulated plastic waste settles to the bottom of the ocean, burying plants and other fragile species such as coral reefs.

• Plastic waste stains the water and blocks sunlight from reaching the plants.

Can plastic thrown into the river get into the ocean?

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Of all the garbage that exists in the sea what is the percentage of plastic?

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Which plastic products most often end up in the oceans? (more than one answer is possible)

• Disposable cups

• Bottles

• Plastic bags

• Computer keyboards

How can you prevent plastic from polluting the oceans? (more than one answer is possible)

• Use reusable packaging.

• Recycle rubbish.

• Alert people around you about the dangerous plastic pollution of the oceans.

• Throw away old plastic.

What is the danger to coral reefs caused by plastic? (more than one answer is possible)

• Plastic rubbish increases the spread of coral diseases.

• There is no danger.

• Contact of the coral with plastic fragments can physically damage the coral's tissues and thus encourage infections.

• Plastic is harmless to coral reefs.

Could plastic garbage from the oceans end up in food?

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What is the main cause of water plastic pollution?

• Animals

• People

• Plants