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OVER
of ocean plastic comes from land-
based sources
percent originates from ocean-based sources like fisheries and vessels
80%80%20%20%ONLY
Among leakage that comes from land-based sources:
comes from waste that remains uncollected
75PERCENT
25leaks into the ocean after it’s been collected
PERCENT
2014International Coastal Cleanup
561,895 volunteers
16,189,759 lbs. of trash
13,360 miles
91 countries
1985
870,000 lbs.of trash
1995
31,000,000lbs. of trash
100,000,000lbs. of trash
2005 2015
200,000,000lbs. of trash
1985
280 miles
1995
20,000 miles
200,000 miles
2005 2015
350,000miles
Nearly 200 Million Pounds of Trash
350k Miles of Shore Cleared