There will be more plastic than fish in the world’s oceans by 2050 unless more recycling takes place. That is what a new report from the World Economic Forum and Ellen MacArthur Foundation warns. If the current trend continues, the report said, oceans will contain one ton of plastic for every three tons of fish in 2025. By 2050, plastics will weigh more than fish, the report said. The problem is that each year at least 8 million tons of plastics end up in oceans around the world. The report said this is the same as dumping the contents of one garbage truck into the ocean every minute. Not all plastic ends up in the ocean because someone throws a plastic bottle into the water. Plastic containers and other trash thrown onto streets and sidewalks often are swept into oceans. The debris travels from storm drains during rain storms, said the environmental group Marine Defenders. Some end up in gyres
Title: Oceans To Hold More Plastic Than Fish by 2050
Content: <div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/853/ocean_audio.m4a' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='Oceans To Hold More Plastic Than Fish by 2050' data-article-id='1272'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='10063'>There will be more plastic than fish in the world’s oceans by 2050 unless more recycling takes place. </span> <span data-start-time='10063' data-end-time='18917'>That is what a new report from the World Economic Forum and Ellen MacArthur Foundation warns.</span> <span data-start-time='18917' data-end-time='32104'>If the current trend continues, the report said, oceans will contain one ton of plastic for every three tons of fish in 2025.</span> <span data-start-time='32104' data-end-time='39146'>By 2050, plastics will weigh more than fish, the report said.</span> <span data-start-time='39146' data-end-time='48479'>The problem is that each year at least 8 million tons of plastics end up in oceans around the world.</span> <span data-start-time='48479' data-end-time='58771'>The report said this is the same as dumping the contents of one garbage truck into the ocean every minute.</span> <span data-start-time='58771' data-end-time='66604'>Not all plastic ends up in the ocean because someone throws a plastic bottle into the water.</span> <span data-start-time='66604' data-end-time='76125'>Plastic containers and other trash thrown onto streets and sidewalks often are swept into oceans. </span> <span data-start-time='76125' data-end-time='86458'>The debris travels from storm drains during rain storms, said the environmental group Marine Defenders.</span> <span data-start-time='86458' data-end-time='89500'>Some end up in gyres</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/853/ocean_image.jpg'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div class='multiple_choice_question question-container' data-question-id=5392 data-hint-location='0' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/853/what_will_there_be_more_of_in_the_ocean_by_the_year_2050.m4a'>What will there be more of in the ocean by the year 2050?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='plastic'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/853/fish.m4a'><span>fish</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/853/plastic.m4a'><span>plastic</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/853/plants.m4a'><span>plants</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/853/pearls.m4a'><span>pearls</span></div></div></div><div class='sentence_completion_question question-container' data-question-id=5393 data-hint-location='39146' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/853/each_year_at_least_8_million_tons_of_plastics_end_up_in__blank_.m4a'>Each year at least 8 million tons of plastics end up in <span class='blank'>oceans</span>.</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='oceans'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/853/oceans.m4a'><span>oceans</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/853/dumps.m4a'><span>dumps</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/853/garbage_cans.m4a'><span>garbage cans</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/853/streets.m4a'><span>streets</span></div></div></div><div class='vocabulary_question question-container' data-question-id=5394 data-hint-location='48479' style='display:none;'><div class='question' 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