Plastic Pollution Is Choking The World's Oceans

Plastics and other detritus line the shore of the Thames Estuary on January 2, 2018 in Cliffe, Kent. Tons of plastic and other waste lines areas along the Thames Estuary shoreline, an important feeding ground for wading birds and other marine wildlife. According to the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), at current rates of pollution, there will likely be more plastic in the sea than fish by 2050. In December 2017 Britain joined the other 193 UN countries and signed up to a resolution to help eliminate marine litter and microplastics in the sea. It is estimated that about eight million metric tons of plastic find their way into the world's oceans every year. Once in the Ocean plastic can take hundreds of years to degrade, all the while breaking down into smaller and smaller 'microplastics,' which can be consumed by marine animals, and find their way into the human food chain. (Footage by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)
Plastics and other detritus line the shore of the Thames Estuary on January 2, 2018 in Cliffe, Kent. Tons of plastic and other waste lines areas along the Thames Estuary shoreline, an important feeding ground for wading birds and other marine wildlife. According to the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), at current rates of pollution, there will likely be more plastic in the sea than fish by 2050. In December 2017 Britain joined the other 193 UN countries and signed up to a resolution to help eliminate marine litter and microplastics in the sea. It is estimated that about eight million metric tons of plastic find their way into the world's oceans every year. Once in the Ocean plastic can take hundreds of years to degrade, all the while breaking down into smaller and smaller 'microplastics,' which can be consumed by marine animals, and find their way into the human food chain. (Footage by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)
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Crédits :
Editorial - n° :
901880464
Collection :
Getty Images Editorial Footage
Date de création :
2 janvier 2018
Date de chargement :
Type de licence :
Droits clé en main
Infos autorisations :
Autorisation non disponible. Plus d'infos
Durée de la vidéo :
00:00:21:03
Lieu :
Rainham, Kent, United Kingdom
Format d'origine :
QuickTime 8-bit H.264 HD 1920x1080 25p
Source :
Getty Images Editorial Footage
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