Eli5 How is so much trash getting in the ocean?
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Also, there are many ships that simply dump their trash in the ocean.
They are also accidents that aren’t properly cleaned up.
In some places, the rivers themselves are polluted and all of that trash flows out into the ocean. It is hard to convince people to not litter when their river looks and smells like a sewer. Tourist cities like Venice are a great place to start reading more about this.
There may also be economic hardships, like in cities that are extremely poor or do not have proper waste management or even plumbing/sanitation. If you would like to find out more about this, you can read up on Bill Gates project to create a toilet for third world countries that does not need plumbing.
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