According to recent study Maldives beaches have the most Micro plastics in the world.
These are small pieces of plastic, less than 5 mm in length, that occur in the environment as a consequence of plastic pollution.
The debris can be of any size and shape, but those which are less than 5 mm in length (or about the size of a sesame seed) are called micro plastics.
Micro plastics come from a variety of sources, including from larger plastic debris that degrades into smaller and smaller pieces.
In addition, micro beads, a type of Micro plastic, are very tiny pieces of manufactured polyethylene plastic that are added as exfoliants to health and beauty products.
The problem with micro plastics is that, like plastic items of any size, they do not readily break down into harmless molecules.
Plastics can take hundreds or thousands of years to decompose and in the meantime, wreak havoc on the environment.
On beaches, micro plastics are visible as tiny multi-coloured plastic bits in sand.
