Birdwatch Note Rating
2023-08-11 12:55:08 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 01CC03D614438E161C6F81E05DB9C1F350B297118106274A4A42F6555A972360
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95% of plastic in oceans comes from ten rivers. Sources: https://bigthink.com/strange-maps/these-10-rivers-carry-95-of-all-plastic-into-the-ocean/#:~:text=As%20this%20map%20shows%2C%20eight%20of%20the%20rivers%20are%20in%20Asia https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/stemming-the-plastic-tide-10-rivers-contribute-most-of-the-plastic-in-the-oceans/#:~:text=The%2010%20rivers%20that%20carry%2093%20percent%20of%20that%20trash%20are%20the%20Yangtze%2C%20Yellow%2C%20Hai%2C%20Pearl%2C%20Amur%2C%20Mekong%2C%20Indus%20and%20Ganges%20Delta%20in%20Asia%2C%20and%20the%20Niger%20and%20Nile%20in%20Africa
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