Where does plastic go?

1. There is more microplastic in the ocean than there are stars in the Milky Way.

2.60-90 percent of the ocean litter is plastic-based.

3.Experts think by 2015, the amount of plastic in the ocean will weigh more than the amount of fish in the ocean.

4.The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is located in the North Pacific Gyre off the coast of California and is the largest ocean Garbage site in the world.

5.This floating mass of plastic is twice the size of Texas, with plastic pieces outnumbering sea life six to one.

6.Billions of pounds of plastic can be found swirling convergences in the oceans making up about 40 percent of the world's ocean surfaces.