How much plastic has already accumulated on the ocean floor?

Australian and Canadian experts have conducted a study to find out how much plastic has accumulated on the ocean floor. According to the experts’ conclusions, its total mass can range from 3 to 11 million tons.

According to scientists, most of the plastic in the ocean accumulates around the continents. 46 percent of such waste lies at a depth of less than 200 meters, and at a depth of 200 to 11 thousand meters rest the remaining 54 percent.