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Plastic pollution is a type of pollution caused by the uncontrolled release of plastic waste into the environment, where it either does not degrade or takes an extremely long time to do so. Plastics that accumulate in oceans, seas, rivers, and soil harm ecosystems, animals, and human health. Plastic has become an indispensable part of modern life, but it has also brought environmental problems. Plastic pollution in the oceans, in particular, has emerged as a major environmental threat to ecosyst