over the last50 years,world plasticpollution hasdoubled73% of allbeachlitter isplastic1 million marineanimals arekilled by plasticevery yearthere are 5massivepatches ofplastic in theoceanspackaging ofproductsaccounts for40% of allplasticproduced269,000 tonnesof microplasticsare floating inthe open ocean12 milliontonnes ofplastic isdumped intothe oceanevery yearover 380million tonnesof plastic isproducedeach yearup to 90% ofplastic in theoceans iscarried thereby 10 riversthere couldbe moreplastic in theocean thanfish by 2050100% ofmusselstestedcontainmicroplasticsless that 9%of all plasticgetsrecycled14% of alllitter comesfrombeveragebottlesthe process ofmaking a plasticwater bottle uses 6times the amountof water the bottlecarries80% of allstudiedmarinedebris isplasticthe averageperson eats70,000microplasticsper year2 millionplastic bagsare used perminuteworldwide2.5 tonnes ofCO2 is madefrom producing1 tonne ofplasticthe averagetime a plasticbag is usedfor is just 12minutes1 in 3 fishcaught forhumanconsumptioncontains plastic8 million piecesof plastic maketheir way to theocean everyday90% ofplastic ismade fromfossil fuels99% of seabirds will beeating plasticby 205050% of allplasticproduced isfor singleuseover the last50 years,world plasticpollution hasdoubled73% of allbeachlitter isplastic1 million marineanimals arekilled by plasticevery yearthere are 5massivepatches ofplastic in theoceanspackaging ofproductsaccounts for40% of allplasticproduced269,000 tonnesof microplasticsare floating inthe open ocean12 milliontonnes ofplastic isdumped intothe oceanevery yearover 380million tonnesof plastic isproducedeach yearup to 90% ofplastic in theoceans iscarried thereby 10 riversthere couldbe moreplastic in theocean thanfish by 2050100% ofmusselstestedcontainmicroplasticsless that 9%of all plasticgetsrecycled14% of alllitter comesfrombeveragebottlesthe process ofmaking a plasticwater bottle uses 6times the amountof water the bottlecarries80% of allstudiedmarinedebris isplasticthe averageperson eats70,000microplasticsper year2 millionplastic bagsare used perminuteworldwide2.5 tonnes ofCO2 is madefrom producing1 tonne ofplasticthe averagetime a plasticbag is usedfor is just 12minutes1 in 3 fishcaught forhumanconsumptioncontains plastic8 million piecesof plastic maketheir way to theocean everyday90% ofplastic ismade fromfossil fuels99% of seabirds will beeating plasticby 205050% of allplasticproduced isfor singleuse

Plastic Pollution - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. over the last 50 years, world plastic pollution has doubled
  2. 73% of all beach litter is plastic
  3. 1 million marine animals are killed by plastic every year
  4. there are 5 massive patches of plastic in the oceans
  5. packaging of products accounts for 40% of all plastic produced
  6. 269,000 tonnes of microplastics are floating in the open ocean
  7. 12 million tonnes of plastic is dumped into the ocean every year
  8. over 380 million tonnes of plastic is produced each year
  9. up to 90% of plastic in the oceans is carried there by 10 rivers
  10. there could be more plastic in the ocean than fish by 2050
  11. 100% of mussels tested contain microplastics
  12. less that 9% of all plastic gets recycled
  13. 14% of all litter comes from beverage bottles
  14. the process of making a plastic water bottle uses 6 times the amount of water the bottle carries
  15. 80% of all studied marine debris is plastic
  16. the average person eats 70,000 microplastics per year
  17. 2 million plastic bags are used per minute worldwide
  18. 2.5 tonnes of CO2 is made from producing 1 tonne of plastic
  19. the average time a plastic bag is used for is just 12 minutes
  20. 1 in 3 fish caught for human consumption contains plastic
  21. 8 million pieces of plastic make their way to the ocean everyday
  22. 90% of plastic is made from fossil fuels
  23. 99% of sea birds will be eating plastic by 2050
  24. 50% of all plastic produced is for single use