The amount of plastic litter entering the oceans is increasing and posing a serious threat to wildlife. In order to fight this problem more effectively, we need to know more about the geographical distribution of litter, the its path to the ocean. According to the research below, the 0.8-2.7 million tonnes of plastic that ends up in the oceans every year 80% of plastic waste, is carried to the ocean by 1000 rivers. The litter that has already entered There are many efforts to remove and recycle the litter that has already entered. Here are some of them.