The Eternal Dilemma 

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As you can see in the graph (source: Wikipedia), 72.7% of plastic waste is in the open sea and on the seabed near the coast.

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26.8% of plastic is found in close proximity to coasts and beaches.

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Less than 5% (0.5% in the picture) on the sea surface .. that corresponds to 210-439 K tons out of 86 million tons.

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