How does plastic waste on the ocean affect the sea level?

There is a lot of waste out in the oceans but there is also a very large amount of water in the oceans. The estimated amount of plastic in the oceans is 150 million tonnes but the oceans have a volume of 1.3 billion cubic kilometres. read more

Plastic waste does not affect sea level. Plastic waste is floating on the surface and in some cases affecting the health of sea creatures. read more

Project Green Bag. I found this website helpful in describing the how marine waste has compiled into the different plastic islands. 2. Plastic Contamination in the Atlantic Ocean Earth Times, Kirsten E. Silven. This web article speaks specifically to the Atlantic garbage patch and plastic pollution in the ocean. 3. read more

Over the last few decades, surplus human activities have severely affected the marine life on the Earth’s oceans. Ocean pollution, also known as marine pollution, is the spreading of harmful substances such as oil, plastic, industrial and agricultural waste and chemical particles into the ocean. read more