Plastic Pollution. Ocean Confetti.

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Image credits

Hydration Bottles
Photo by: Flickr user Rubbermaid Products
https://www.flickr.com/photos/rubbermaid/6959996569/

Sandbox and Beach Toys
Photo by: Black Market
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_Childrens_Museum_of_Indianapolis_-_Sandbox_and_Beach_Toys.jpg

Plastics
Photo by: Montgomery Cty Division of Solid Waste Services
https://www.flickr.com/photos/mcrecycles/7460449608

Plastics Cups
Photo by: Montgomery Cty Division of Solid Waste Services
https://www.flickr.com/photos/mcrecycles/7460480966/

Plastic Bottle
Photo by: Flickr User PUMP AID
https://www.flickr.com/photos/worldwaterday/8534578744/

Chinese Plastic Toys
Photo by: Wikimedia user Fotokannan
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Chineese_plastic_toys1.JPG

Playground slide
Flickr user ttarasiuk
https://www.flickr.com/photos/tara_siuk/3824234031

Recycled Water Bottles
Steven Depolo
https://www.flickr.com/photos/stevendepolo/5941197615

Sea with Garbage Dump
Photo by: Adam Jones
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sea_with_Garbage_Dump_-_Along_the_Malecon_-_Santo_Domingo_-_Dominican_Republic.jpg

Albatross Plastic
Chris Jordan / USFWS Headquarters
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Albatross_at_Midway_Atoll_Refuge_(8080507529).jpg