近期研究發現，過80%的海洋塑膠垃圾，都是來自亞洲地區！很多垃圾送往堆填區後，因大雨、土崩或洪水泛濫等因素，經了河流進入到大海。除了大量使用塑膠，缺乏有效回收亦令情況更嚴重。
Study found over 80% of the marine plastic debris are from Asia! Many of these rubbish goes into landfills that are not protected from heavy rains, mudslides or flooding; many rubbish ends up in rivers and washes out to the sea. Beside heavily using plastic, the lack of effective recycling has make the situation worse.
https://asia.nikkei.com/Spotlight/Cover-Story/Asian-plastic-is-choking-the-world-s-oceans
