Source: The Ocean Conservancy Year 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 Millions of Debris Items 3.0 4.3 5.2 4.6 7.3 5.6 4.0 3.7 5.8 5.7 4.1 3.4 3.7 4.2