Beach cleanups can save the lives of marine animals. This calculator tells you exactly how many

"If you enter the amounts of different types of plastic that you clean up into the Wildlife Impact Calculator, it will tell you how many animal lives would have been at risk, had those items made their way into the ocean and been ingested."

"Every day, 2,000 truckloads worth of plastic waste enter ocean waters. Addressing that pollution would require research into better kinds of food packaging and recycling, and policies like an international plastic treaty."

"Ocean Conservancy has been hosting an annual International Coastal Cleanup for 40 years. Nearly 19 million volunteers have taken part, removing more than 400 million pounds of plastics and other debris from coastlines over those decades."

Cleaning up plastic trash from beaches is crucial for protecting marine wildlife. Even small pieces of plastic can be deadly to animals like sea turtles and seabirds. The Wildlife Impact Calculator from Ocean Conservancy quantifies the potential harm prevented by beach cleanups. Ocean plastic pollution is a significant global issue, with thousands of truckloads of plastic entering the ocean daily. Beach cleanups, supported by millions of volunteers, have removed over 400 million pounds of debris, demonstrating the impact of collective action against plastic pollution.

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