How Much Plastic Is In Our Oceans?- Earth Unplugged

Worldwide, humans produce 260 million tonnes of plastic each year. Plastic does not decompose over time so much of our waste plastic ends up in the ocean. Maddie Moate explains the extend of the issue and how it effects our natural world. Subscribe to Earth Unplugged for more amazing animal videos - http://bit.ly/SubscribeToEarthUnplugged

Watch more videos from Earth Unplugged:
Animals In Slow Motion And Stunning Time-lapse Photography http://bit.ly/EarthUnpluggedSlowMotio...
Expeditions and Location Films http://bit.ly/EarthUnpluggedExpeditio...
Big Questions With Maddie Moate http://bit.ly/BigQuestionsWithMaddieM...
Wilderness Sessions http://bit.ly/WildernessSessionsFilms

Check out the other two channels in the BBC Earth network:
BBC Earth: http://bit.ly/BBCEarthYouTubeChannel
BBC Earth Lab: http://bit.ly/BBCEarthLabYouTubeChannel

About BBC Earth Unplugged:
We're Earth Unplugged and we make videos about the incredible natural world and the animals that live here - exclusively for YouTube. We investigate the conundrums, quirks and beautiful science of our amazing planet, delving into the BBC documentary and natural history vaults and mixing it up with our own stuff to take a brand new look at the animals and wildlife of planet Earth. From animal behaviour in slow motion, educational videos, expedition films and beyond we’ve got you covered. Our planet is mind-blowing. Join us as we explore what it has to offer.

Subscribe for more: http://bit.ly/SubscribeToEarthUnplugged

You can also also find the BBC Earth community on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

Want to share your views with the team behind BBC Earth and win prizes? Join our BBC Studios Voice: https://www.bbcstudiosvoice.com/register



This is a channel from BBC Studios, trading as BBC Studios, who help fund new BBC programmes.

Images used in order of appearance:
https://commons.wikimedia.org/....wiki/File:Khau_kaduk
Takeaway/Wikicommons/CC A-SA3.0

https://commons.wikimedia.org/....wiki/File:Industrial
Cjp24/Wikicommons/CC A-SA3.0

https://commons.wikimedia.org/....wiki/File:Drinking_s
Horia Varlan/Wikicommons/CC A2.0

https://commons.wikimedia.org/....wiki/File:Landfill_c
Ropable/Wikicommons (no attribution needed)

https://commons.wikimedia.org/....wiki/File:Beach_in_S
Vberger/Wikicommons (no attribution needed)

https://commons.wikimedia.org/....wiki/File:Plastic_ba
JMK/Wikicommons/CC A-SA3.0

https://commons.wikimedia.org/....wiki/File:Plastic_tr
Ivy Main/Wikicommons/CC A-SA3.0

https://commons.wikimedia.org/....wiki/File:1682478-po
MichaelisScientists/Wikicommons/CC A-SA4.0

https://commons.wikimedia.org/....wiki/File:Toothpaste
Thegreenj/Wikicommons/CC A-SA3.0

https://commons.wikimedia.org/....wiki/File:Pollution_
Thue/Wikicommons (no attribution needed)

https://commons.wikimedia.org/....wiki/File:Basst%C3%B
Uwe Schmid/Wikicommons/CC A-SA4.0

https://commons.wikimedia.org/....wiki/File:Albatross_
Chris Jordan/Wikicommons/CC A2.0

https://commons.wikimedia.org/....wiki/File:Chiangmai_
Takeaway/Wikicommons/CC A-SA3.0