Pollution from plastic waste is building up in oceans and washing ashore on beaches, harming fish and wildlife who ingest it or get tangled in debris. Scientists have found plastic remains in fish. Much of the plastic polluting oceans originates from countries with poor waste management systems, washing into the sea from coastlines. To address this issue, solutions must involve reducing plastic use and improving recycling and reuse of plastics on land to prevent further pollution of the oceans.