There\’s about five trillion pieces of plastic in the oceans – let\’s tally them up

There\’s about five trillion pieces of plastic in the oceans – let\’s tally them up

Posted on July 9, 2018 by DrRossH in Plastic & Wildlife, Plastic Straws

A global citizen science project launched in Sydney aims to count and record some of the five trillion pieces of plastic in the oceans.

Source: There\’s about five trillion pieces of plastic in the oceans – let\’s tally them up

The aim is to engage citizens … because we feel that the more people are engaged with something like this, the more they’re ready to be environmental activists to minimise our plastic rubbish going into our oceans,” Dr Blewitt said.