“Bottle caps are among the top 5 items found during beach cleaning and beach litter monitoring around the world. Over the last 30 years, more than 20 million bottle caps and lids were found during beach cleaning activities around the world. Currently, it is unknown how many bottle caps actually enter our oceans and wash up on shore. Plastic bottle caps are made of hard plastics and degrade very slowly. Plastic bottle caps are among the top 5 ocean trash items that are deadly for sea life.”  more...