[swiley]

I thought most of the ocean "plastic" was really paint.

[megablast]

A large amount of it is micro plastics from car tyres.

[zeusk]

aren't care tires rubber and steel and not "plastics"?

[swiley]

Plastic is kind of a terrible word: people often just use it to mean any squishy organic material.

[TheSpiceIsLife]

And cosmetics.

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/aug/24/micropla...