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95% of Ocean Plastic Pollution Originates from These 10 Rivers:

1. Niger 🇬🇳 🇲🇱 🇳🇪 🇧🇯 🇳🇬

2. Nile 🇨🇩 🇹🇿 🇧🇮 🇷🇼 🇺🇬 🇰🇪 🇪🇹 🇪🇷 🇸🇸 🇸🇩 🇪🇬

3. Indus 🇨🇳 🇮🇳 🇵🇰

4. Ganges 🇮🇳 🇧🇩

5. Mekong 🇨🇳 🇲🇲 🇱🇦 🇹🇭 🇰🇭 🇻🇳

6. Pearl 🇨🇳

7. Yangtze 🇨🇳

8. Yellow 🇨🇳

9. Hai 🇨🇳

10. Amur 🇷🇺 🇨🇳

(Source: Schmidt et al., Export of Plastic Debris by Rivers into the Sea, 2017)

These rivers, primarily in Asia and Africa, account for most of the plastic waste polluting our oceans. This underscores the critical need for improved waste management and global environmental action.

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