Plastic not so fantastic

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Plastic not so fantastic

Plastic is a really useful material – it can be moulded into lots of different shapes, it’s waterproof and durable. Plastic might look like a wonder material, but there is a problem.

It’s thought that more than eight million tonnes of plastic enter the world’s oceans every year. That is about the same mass as 2 million elephants – it’s very difficult to imagine just how much plastic this is – but it’s a lot!