GruntBlender t1_j69r78t wrote
Reply to comment by CompromisedCEO in UV light from the sun slowly breaks down plastics on the ocean’s surfaces: researchers calculate that about two percent of visibly floating plastic may disappear from the ocean surface in this way each year by giuliomagnifico
They float, so they don't settle onto the floor. That's why they're so much worse than sand.
Lostmyfnusername t1_j69tcb4 wrote
"roughly 70% of the plastic that ends up in the ocean sinks to the ocean floor."
Lostmyfnusername t1_j69s6by wrote
There are videos of plastic bags at the bottom of the ocean though.
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