C4: PLASTICS IN THE OCEAN

TEAM 1:
ANDHIKA ASMARA
MN184601 - Statutory Regulations 04111740000040
WINA KURNIA F.S.
Ir. Hesty Anita Kurniawati, M.Sc. 04111740000043
Erzad Iskandar P., S.T., M.T. M. ABRARY PULUNGAN
04111740000052
NADYA PARAMITA L.S.
04111740000068
DAFFA FAIRUZ
04111740000079

THE GREAT PACIFIC

GARBAGE PATCH
? What is The Great
Pacific Garbage Patch? "
It is estimated that 1.15 to 2.41
million tonnes of plastic are
entering the ocean each year."
The Great Pacific Garbage Patch
(GPGP) is the largest of the five
offshore plastic accumulation zones in
the world’s oceans. How Much Plastic Floats in
? The Great Pacific Garbage

# Estimation of Size
Patch?
There were more than 1.8 trillion pieces
of plastic in the patch that was
The GPGP covers
estimated to be approximately 80,000
an estimated
tonnes, which is 4-16 times more than
surface area of
previous calculations.
1.6 million square
kilometers. Its
biggest gyre is

#1
located halfway
between Hawaii
Top Plastic Polluting
and California. Countries

1. China (27.7%)
Top Item Found in
#1 The Great Pacific
Garbage Patch
2. Indonesia (10.1%)
3. Philippines (5.9%)
4. Vietnam (5.8)
5. etc (50.5%)
1. Cigarettes (2M)
2. Bottle Caps (1M)
3. Plastic Bags (900k)
4. Food Wrapper (900k)
5. Cutlery (700k)
6. Glass Bottles (500k)
7. etc.
Source:
https://theoceancleanup.com/great-pacific-garbage-patch/
https://greengroundsatuva.wordpress.com/2014/03/28/great-pacific-garbage-patch/
https://www.earthday.org/2018/04/06/top-20-countries-ranked-by-mass-of-mismanaged-
plastic-waste/