Do you know that people throw away about around 4 million tons of rubbish on a daily basis, of which 12.8 percent is plastic? The plastic is then disposed of into landfills, which contaminate the groundwater and soil with harmful chemicals and microorganisms, but the effects of marine pollution due to plastic are unimaginable. The effects on the ocean are similar to that on land and are starting to be felt. A study discovered that about 12.7 million tons of plastic waste is disposed of into the ocean annually. The United Nations Environment Programme states that there could be a possible 51 trillion microplastic particles in the ocean. A certain part of the plastic waste comes from land due to mismanaged waste disposal, but gas platforms and offshore oil rigs also contribute to it.