Plastic pieces can be found in all sizes and shape, but only those that are less than five millimetres in length (approximately the size of a sesame seed) are called microplastic.
Microplastics can come from a variety of sources and are extremely harmful to our oceans and its aquatic life.
Please also see an article written by Anna Kurcirkova below:
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