What really happens to the plastic you throw away?

A landfill

An ocean

An oil refinery

A recycling plant

A type of plastic

A type of sea creature

A harmful stew created by plastics in landfills

A recycling process

1 year

10 years

100 years

1000 years

In rivers

In gyres

In landfills

In recycling plants

A landfill in the Pacific Ocean

A recycling plant in the Pacific Ocean

A place where ocean currents trap plastic debris

A type of plastic soup

They get entangled in the plastic debris

They mistake plastic bits for food and starve to death

They become poisoned by the toxins from the plastic

All of the above

They become food for sea creatures

They sink to the bottom of the ocean

They break down into smaller and smaller pieces called microplastics

They are destroyed by the sun's rays

They end up in landfills

They are melted down and reformed into new products

They are thrown into the ocean

They are burned for energy

They biodegrade into harmless substances

They break down into microplastics and eventually disappear

They continue to accumulate in landfills and oceans, harming the environment

They turn into valuable resources for future generations

Plastics are harmless and should be used without concern

Recycling is the solution to all plastic waste problems

Improperly disposed of plastics harm the environment and wildlife

Plastics are a valuable resource that should not be wasted