You might know i live on a sailing boat for now 17 years !! You cannot imagine what i see and collect from my boat and dinghy while going into town for me coffee. This is a total mess and we are in big trouble if this terrible phenomena of plastic discarded to the oceans is not put in check !! Look up Bi Phenol A in plastics and its effect on living organisms of the rivers and oceans. Scary stuff indeed !! GREAT SUBJECT AND POST....UPVOTED !!