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a dolphin swimming in the ocean surrounded by plastic bottles and trash floating on the water

This needs to stop. Scientists estimate that there are 5.25 trillion bits of plastic debris in the oceans worldwide — that's more plastic pieces than stars in our galaxy! Awareness is the first step of change.

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a plastic bag floating in the ocean next to a turtle

There are plenty of types of turtles out there to consider for a pet—approximately 270 to be exact, according to PetMD. Consider a smaller turtle that grows up to nine or twelve inches at most, like a painted turtle,

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there are many different types of trash in the ocean, including plastic bags and sea animals

UN declares ocean emergency About 8 million tons of plastic enters the ocean every year. This amount is enough to kill over a million seabirds and at least 100,000 marine mammals. If drastic measures are not taken, within 30 years the volume of microplastics in the ocean will reach a billion tons, which will exceed the total weight of the fish living in the ocean.

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Sea turtle made of discarded plastic items swims in blue ocean, symbolizing integration of pollution into marine royalty free stock photo

Sea turtle made of discarded plastic items swims in blue ocean, symbolizing integration of pollution into marine royalty free stock photo, #free, #stock, #photo, #ad

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a close up of a crab in the sand with a can on its back and it's head sticking out

The two remote islands where plastic waste has killed half a MILLION hermit crabs. ocean pollution | save our oceans | endangered marine life | global crisis | pollution pandemic | time for change

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there is a blue plastic bottle sitting on the ground

The Futura Lab on Instagram: "Here are some plastic bottle pollution statistics:⁣ ⁣ ⁣ 📍The average person uses 156 plastic bottles per year.⁣ 📍By 2050, there will be more plastic in the oceans than there are fish according to environmental scientists.⁣ 📍8 million tons of plastic end up in the world’s oceans every 12 months.⁣ 📍300 million tons of plastic waste is produced each year around the world.⁣ 📍1,500 plastic bottles are thrown away every second of every day.⁣ 📍91% of the world’s…

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