ocean plastic
Sea-borne synthetic waste
Ocean plastic is plastic waste that ends up in the world's oceans, from bottles and bags to microscopic fragments.
The term appears in environmental discussions about marine pollution: Ocean plastic kills millions of seabirds and marine mammals each year.
It encompasses both visible debris and microplastics that enter the food chain.
- debrisScattered broken fragments
- pollutionEnvironmental harm from waste
- garbage patchOceanic waste accumulation zone
- garbageDiscarded waste material
- trashDiscarded worthless material
single use · throwaway culture · microplastics · floating · waste · gyres · bottles · straws · bags · marine · sea turtle · turtles · entanglement · ghost nets · cleanup · Pacific · shores · tide
- pollutionair pollution, water pollution, soil pollution, smog, toxic waste
- wastetrash, garbage, rubbish, refuse, debris
- waste problemsillegal dumping, littering, pollution, contamination, toxic waste
- Plastic Recyclingrecycling bins, recycle symbol, recycling symbols, HDPE, PET
ocean plasticorganic matter
Material from living sources
marine conservation · pristine waters · seaweed · driftwood · compostable packaging
ocean plasticnatural fibers
Materials from living sources
organic compounds · cellulose · wood · paper · cotton
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