A cigarette butt pollutes the sea for up to 5 years; plastic bags, 10 to 20 years; nylon articles, 30 to 40 years; cans, 500 years; and polystyrene, 1,000 years.
Suitsukonid reostavad merd kuni 5 aastat, kilekotid 10 kuni 20, nailonesemed 30 kuni 40, konservikarbid 500 ja polüstüreen 1000 aastat.