we ll talk more about the implications on human health in a moment, but first help our viewers to understand exactly how big this problem is as it stands right now. yeah, george, it gets no easier looking at footage like that. i ve been working this for quite a while now tnd it s gut wrenching to satisfy waves of plastic washing up on the beaches. it s estimated that 12.7 million tons of plasticent urs our ore shans every year. that s the equivalent of a gore bathe truck every single minute. and it s happening as we speak literally. yeah, you re quite right. so we use these things for five minutes and they pollute our environment for decades to come. once in the viernl, plastic pollution just breaks down into smaller and smaller petes where s it poses a real threat to marine wildlife.