What do you know about plastic pollution? Test your knowledge with the Plastic Mythbusters quiz on the Coastal Pollution Toolbox.
A project by Helmholtz Centre Hereon on the Coastal Pollution Toolbox, with Ahnen&Enkel, and the University of Strathclyde.
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Cheat sheets
Is it true that by 2050 there could be more plastic than fish in the ocean?
Is it true that we consume up to a credit card’s worth of plastic every week?
Is it true that there’s a solid island of plastic in the ocean, visible from space?
Is it true that most plastic waste is recycled, so using a lot of plastic is not a problem?
Is it true that 80 percent of plastics in the ocean comes from land, 20 percent from the sea?
Is it true that 90 percent of the plastic in the oceans comes from 10 rivers in Asia and Africa?
Is it true that microplastics are present in drinking water?