that over 300 million tons of plastic are produced every year and approximately 8 million tons end up in our oceans each year, which is one garbage truck of plastic every minute, threatening marine species and contributing to climate change, and only 9 percent of all plastic waste generated has been recycled?

* Source: https://www.iucn.org/resources/issues-briefs/marine-plastics https://oceana.org/our-campaigns/plastics