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Plastic Pollution

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Images (25)

  • Trail of plastic floating in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch
    Trail of plastic floating in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch
  • Motagua River, Guatemala, plastic pollution
    Motagua River, Guatemala, plastic pollution
  • Plastic pollution washed up on a beach in Dominican Republic
    Plastic pollution washed up on a beach in Dominican Republic
  • Plastic pollution on beach next to the river mouth of Motagua river
    Plastic pollution on beach next to the river mouth of Motagua river
  • A young monk seal on Laysan Island holds a plastic fragment in his mouth. Photo credits: Matthew Chauvin
    A young monk seal on Laysan Island holds a plastic fragment in his mouth. Photo credits: Matthew Chauvin
  • A bird surrounded by ocean plastic on the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. Photo credits: Matthew Chauvin
    A bird surrounded by ocean plastic on the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. **Photo credits: Matthew Chauvin**
  • Plastic floating in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch
    Plastic floating in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch
  • Plastic debris washed up from a river in Indonesia.
    Plastic debris washed up from a river in Indonesia.
  • Plastic bottles floating in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch
    Plastic bottles floating in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch
  • Crate dating back to the 1977 from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, caught during the Mega Expedition (2015).
    Crate dating back to the 1977 from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, caught durign the Mega Expedition (2015).
  • Hard hat (1989) from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, caught during the Mega Expedition (2015)
    Hard hat (1989) from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, caught during the Mega Expedition (2015)
  • Nintendo Gameboy piece (1995) from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, caught during the Mega Expedition (2015)
    Nintendo Gameboy piece (1995) from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, caught during the Mega Expedition (2015)
  • River plastic in Guatemala
    River plastic in Guatemala
  • River plastic in Rio Las Vacas, Guatemala
    River plastic in Rio Las Vacas, Guatemala
  • River pollution in Malaysia
    River pollution in Malaysia
  • The crew retrieves a large ghostnet from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, November 2018.
    The crew retrieves a large ghostnet from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, November 2018.
  • Ghostnet hauled aboard during Mega Expedition 2015
    Ghostnet hauled aboard during Mega Expedition 2015
  • Plastic pollution in the Las Vacas River, Guatemala
    Plastic pollution in the Las Vacas River, Guatemala
  • Mass accumulation of plastic pollution in the Las Vacas River, Guatemala
    Mass accumulation of plastic pollution in the Las Vacas River, Guatemala
  • Plastic pollution pervading the Ozama River, Dominican Republic
    Plastic pollution pervading the Ozama River, Dominican Republic
  • Plastic pollution in Ozama river, Dominican Republic
    Plastic pollution in Ozama river, Dominican Republic
  • Plastic pollution in Ozama river, Dominican Republic
  • Chao Phraya River, Bangkok, Thailand
    Chao Phraya River, Bangkok, Thailand
  • Plastic pollution in Rio Las Vacas, Guatemala
    Plastic pollution in Rio Las Vacas, Guatemala
  • Plastic pollution on a beach in Honduras
    Plastic pollution on a beach in Honduras

Illustrations (22)

  • 1.6 million square kilometers, three times the size of France - Illustration (gif)
    1.6 million square kilometers, three times the size of France - Illustration (gif)
  • 1.8 trillion pieces of plastic - Illustration (gif)
    1.8 trillion pieces of plastic - Illustration (gif)
  • How plastic pollution travels up the food chain
    How plastic pollution travels up the food chain
  • The 5 ocean gyres, where currents converge forming a vortex for plastic to circulate in.
    The 5 ocean gyres, where currents converge forming a vortex for plastic to circulate in.
  • The Ocean Cleanup's 1000 rivers map, available at theoceancleanup.com/1000rivers/
    The Ocean Cleanup's 1000 rivers map, available at theoceancleanup.com/1000rivers/
  • From land-based mismanaged plastic waste to riverine plastic emissions
    From land-based mismanaged plastic waste to riverine plastic emissions
  • The ratio between plastic production and plastic leaking into the ocean
    The ratio between plastic production and plastic leaking into the ocean
  • Accumulative distribution of riverine plastic emission into the ocean.
    Accumulative distribution of riverine plastic emission into the ocean.
  • The 1000 rivers model framework
    The 1000 rivers model framework
  • The top 1000 rivers emit 20 million garbage bins of 240L per year. That's on average 20,000 bins per river.
    The top 1000 rivers emit 20 million garbage bins of 240L per year. That's on average 20,000 bins per river.
  • Accumulative distribution of riverine plastic emissions into the ocean.
    Accumulative distribution of riverine plastic emissions into the ocean.
  • Plastic emissions per continent
    Plastic emissions per continent
  • Riverine plastic emissions into the oceans per river class
    Riverine plastic emissions into the oceans per river class
  • Plastic emissions per country
    Plastic emissions per country
  • Plastic emissions - India
    Plastic emissions - India
  • Plastic emissions - Guatemala
    Plastic emissions - Guatemala
  • Plastic emissions - Venezuela
    Plastic emissions - Venezuela
  • Plastic emissions - Malaysia
    Plastic emissions - Malaysia
  • Plastic emissions - Indonesia
    Plastic emissions - Indonesia
  • Plastic emissions - Philippines
    Plastic emissions - Philippines
  • Plastic emissions - Philippines
    Plastic emissions - China

Video footage (2)

  • 1000 rivers explained
    2m26 214,35 MB
  • River plastic pollution
    1m16 153,78 MB

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