Starfish surrouded by balloon debris - California

On this beach over 20k plastic pieces have been collected in 3 years

Plastic pollution on beach. Despite the recycling rate for plastic bottles being more than 95% in Norway, we still find loads along the coast.

In every little SW turned cove, bottles and other marine litter is present. The prevailing winds and currents bring it here.

Rocky beach strewn with plastic litter. The rocky parts of a coastline are effectively a microplastics factory.

National coastal clean-up day. Since 2010, we have found more than 10,000 bottle caps and lids.

Marine litter in cove on Ringvassøy

Pile of rubbish picked from beach. 211 bottles and cans were found.

Litter covering the beach of a remote island

Gannet with plastic among collected nest material

Plastic pollution on beach. Bigger plastic pieces that wash ashore are quickly ground into smaller pieces in the surf zone.

Collection of plastic marine debris collected on a beach clean. Mostly floats and buoys, but also bottles in numbers and assorted other plastic items.