Plastic Breaks Down in Ocean, After All -- And Fast

Carolyn Barry

August 20, 2009

Though ocean-borne plastic trash has a reputation as an indestructible, immortal environmental villain, scientists announced yesterday that some plastics actually decompose rapidly in the ocean. And, the researchers say, that's not a good thing.

The team's new study is the first to show that degrading plastics are leaching potentially toxic chemicals such as bisphenol A into the seas, possibly threatening ocean animals, and us.

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Emotional Bunny says: "And the moral of the story? Recycle, kids! It's worse than we thought!"