CLEVER VISUALS

UNEP

Did you know that over 90% of plastic waste in the oceans is carried there by just 10 rivers?

Or that plastic waste is now so widespread in the natural environment that it could serve as a geological indicator of the Anthropocene era?

For these and other interesting snippets – plus an excellent animation of plastic build-up through the decades – see the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) plastic pollution page.