Here we have included additional information on the subject you could share with your students :)
Wikipedia: Plastic pollution: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plastic_pollution
National Geographic: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2018/06/plastic-planet-waste-pollution-trash-crisis/
Both sources deal with plastic pollution and the way it affects the planet but the survey conducted by National Geographic is much more sophisticated.
Some videos on the subject (pay attention that they include disturbing images:
This video includes almost all facts related to plastic pollution: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RXRMuorEAVI
This is a TED Talk session with a person who has proposed an interesting social solution to the problem and has an intriguing point of view: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mT4Qbp89nIQ
This video is about scientists who have discovered an enzyme which can be used to break down some commonly used plastics and includes a lot of complex terminology: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aVivNsfifjE