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February 2015

The Washington Post: Humans are putting 8 million metric tons of plastic in the oceans — annually

This Washington Post article proves why it is so important we all take care of the environment and keep plastics from harming the Earth.

Late last  year we learned that, thanks to human beings, the oceans are carrying at least 5 trillion pieces of floating plastic — or nearly 700 pieces per human alive on the planet. In weight, that’s some 250,000 tons of the stuff.