Perhaps even worse is when it finds its way into our oceans, like in the great plastic gyre, where these materials are being mechanically broken into smaller and smaller bits, but they're not really going away.
Misschien nog erger is het als het in de oceaan terechtkomt, zoals in de grote plastic kolk, waar deze materialen mechanisch worden afgebroken in alsmaar kleinere stukjes, zonder echt te verdwijnen.