Busting Four Myths about Plastic Pollution

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Over the past four years, Simon Bernard, president of Plastic Odyssey, has been reviewing scientific studies on ocean plastic pollution. The results? Some of the most widely held beliefs about plastics
in the ocean are totally false.

These misconceptions are often being propagated by groups that offer solutions to the plastics problem which, while generally are not harmful for the planet, will do little to stem the tide of plastic entering the ocean – 20 tons every minute.