This is how long everyday plastic items last in the ocean

Nov 2, 2018

A volunteer shows ear sticks and plastics after a garbage collection, ahead of World Environment Day on La Costilla Beach, on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean in Rota, Spain June 2, 2018. REUTERS/Jon Nazca - RC193FA08000

Many plastic items can take hundreds of years to degrade in the ocean. Image: REUTERS/Jon Nazca

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