{"id":43645,"date":"2015-02-18T10:20:27","date_gmt":"2015-02-18T15:20:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/planetsave.com\/?p=43645"},"modified":"2015-02-18T10:20:27","modified_gmt":"2015-02-18T15:20:27","slug":"8-million-metric-tons-plastic-go-oceans-every-year-research-finds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/planetsave.com\/articles\/8-million-metric-tons-plastic-go-oceans-every-year-research-finds\/","title":{"rendered":"8 Million Metric Tons Of Plastic Go Into The Oceans Every Year, Research Finds"},"content":{"rendered":"
An estimated 8 million metric tons of plastic ends up in the oceans every year, according to new research from the University of Georgia and the National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis.<\/p>\n
To be exact, the research found that between 4.8 and 12.7 million metric tons of plastic found its way into the ocean in 2010, as a result of actions taken by people living within 50 kilometers of the coastline. So, in all reality, the figure could bpvery easily be higher than 8 million metric tons a year.<\/p>\n