Had any plastic lately?

Studies have found plastic in the fish we eat. In one study, 1 in 4 fish that researchers purchased from fish markets in Indonesia and the United States during the second half of 2014 were found to have plastic in their guts. Studies have also found microplastics in the digestive systems of shellfish, including oysters, mussels and lobsters. Two Belgian researchers, looking at the amount of microplastics in some shellfish, concluded in 2014 that the average European seafood consumer could be eating 11,000 microplastics every year.

Plastics are the No. 1 type of trash found in the sea. Most of it comes from land from such activities as dumping of garbage into waterways. We don't do a good job of managing our waste. In 2010, over 50 percent of waste in more than 60 countries worldwide was found to be inadequately managed, mostly due to a lack of waste management infrastructure coupled with ballooning populations.  The United States is one of the world’s top five waste-generating developed countries, according to the World Economic Forum.