95% of plastic in oceans comes from just ten rivers

95% of plastic in oceans comes from just ten rivers

• "Scientists analysed data on plastic from 79 sampling sites along 57 rivers
• Their results showed that 10 rivers account for the majority of plastic
• Eight of these are in Asia, including the Yangtze and Indus rivers
• Targeting these rivers could halve the amount of plastic waste, experts predict 
• Up to 95 per cent of plastic polluting the world's oceans pours in from just ten rivers, according to new research.

The top 10 rivers - eight of which are in Asia - accounted for so much plastic because of the mismanagement of waste.
About five trillion pounds is floating in the sea, and targeting the major sources - such as the Yangtze and the Ganges - could almost halve it, scientists claim.
...THE 10 MOST POLLUTING RIVERS

• Yangtze East China Sea Asia
• Indus Arabian Sea Asia
• Yellow River Yellow Sea Asia
• Hai He Yellow Sea Asia
• Nile Mediterranean Africa
• Ganges Bay of Bengal Asia
• Pearl River South China Sea Asia
• Amur Sea of Okhotsk Asia
• Niger Gulf of Guinea Africa
• Mekong South China Sea Asia

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