Tripling of microplastics found on seabed despite efforts to cut single-use plastics

Scientists found that microplastic debris from the likes of bottles, packaging, and food wrapping has mirrored consumption patterns by people.

The amount of tiny plastic particles on the sea floor has tripled since the turn of the century. 

Scientists in Catalonia and Denmark found that microplastic debris from the likes of bottles, packaging, and food wrapping has mirrored consumption patterns by people, with the bottom of the sea the final resting place for huge amounts of the contaminants.