Every year, lots of plastic waste goes into the ocean.

每年有大量的塑料垃圾进入海洋。

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There are 5 billion tons of plastic waste in the world.

世界上有50亿吨塑料垃圾。

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Just 9% of global plastic waste is recycled.

全球只有9%的塑料垃圾被回收。

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America's Environmental Protection Agency estimates that about one hundred thousand sea animals die each year as a result of the plastic waste.

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Charles Moore and his team at the Algalita Marine Research Foundation have spent ten years studying plastic waste and testing water from the ocean.

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And,we will tell about a lot of plastic waste in the Pacific Ocean.

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Incinerating plastic doesn't seem to be an option for safely eliminating plastic waste, either.

CNN: All about plastic

We envisage a typical large-scale plant having an average capacity of 10, 000 tonnes of plastic waste per year.

FORBES: Written by Matt Hickman

Now she can fit all the plastic waste she generates in one year into a small Ziploc-size bag.

FORBES: 5 Easy Ways To Kick The Plastic Habit