coffeesub206
coffeesub206 t1_j69xtfj wrote
Reply to comment by Protean_Protein 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
These plastics can be made recyclable, so the issue is really how much plastic isnt recyclable and is ending up in the ocean
coffeesub206 t1_j69zsvu wrote
Reply to comment by Protean_Protein 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
You were specifically talking about thin-film plastics in your comment. Not fishing gear.