The plastic litter can clog up drainage channels, increasing city flooding, and end up in lakes and oceans, where fish consume them, becoming a health risk to both aquatic life and humans. 
Takataka za plastiki zikikusanyika katika mifumo ya maji taka, huongeza mafuriko mjini na huishia katika maziwa na baharini, ambapo samaki hula na kusababisha matatizo ya afya kwa viumbe vya majini na binadamu.