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Not all plastic in the ocean traps animals from the outside. Some of it harms them from within.
Every day, sea turtles mistake floating plastic bags for jellyfish.
Seabirds scoop up colorful fragments, thinking they’re fish eggs.
Whales filter-feed through waters filled with tiny plastic pieces they can’t separate from their prey.
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Once ingested, plastic can block digestive tracts, puncture internal organs, or create a false sense of fullness.
And as larger plastic breaks apart, the problem only grows: spreading into smaller and smaller pieces that are even easier to mistake for a meal.
This is why removing plastic early is vital.
See how you can do that with monthly action >>
Every bottle, bag, and fragment pulled from the ocean is one less piece that could be swallowed by a turtle, a seabird, or a whale.
Right now, cleanup crews are working to catch plastic before it’s ingested, breaks down, or it travels farther out to sea.
And with a membership, you can help them pull up to 25 pounds of plastic each month that will never be eaten by a marine animal.
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