One green sea turtle can contain the equivalent of 10 ping pong balls in plastic Published: June 3, 2025 9:47am ... We also found that species-specific characteristics, ...

Female green sea turtles collectively contain about 60 tons of plastic debris globally, with an individual averaging 26.4 g—roughly the mass of ten ping pong balls.

We estimate that approximately 60 tonnes of plastic debris reside within female green turtles at any given time. This is roughly the equivalent of a garbage truck’s worth of plastic pollution.

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