The Mermaids Tears: Oceans Of Plastic (Conservation Documentary) | Spark

In the Mediterranean alone, there are 3 million tonnes of garbage drifting around, and 80% of it is plastic. We don t think about it, but the seabed wasn t always covered by these often unidentifiable floating objects. We re only the 3rd generation to make use of plastic. All this is the result of 60 years of consumption. Subscribe to Spark for more amazing science, tech and engineering videos - https://goo.gl/LIrlur Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SparkDocs/ Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/spark_channel/?hl=undefined Content licensed from Java to Little Dot Studios. Produced by Decouvertes Production. #spark #sparkdocumentary #mermaidstears #mermaidstearsdocumentary #plasticconsumption #plasticconsumptiondocumentary #plasticfacts