Prince Charles takes break from tourist stops to speak on ocean pollution
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Prince Charles took a detour from his visits to various D.C. tourist spots to deliver a speech on the threat of plastic waste accumulating in the world's oceans.
The Prince of Wales delivered a 10-minute speech on the topic Wednesday afternoon to a conference of about 100 government, corporate and nonprofit leaders at the Hay-Adams Hotel across from the White House.
He cited statistics that half of all marine mammals now have plastic in their gut, and a study estimating there will be one ton of plastic in the oceans for every three tons of fish by the year 2025.
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His speech emphasized recycling as one of several keys to reducing the flow of plastic into the sea.
Earlier Wednesday, Charles visited Mount Vernon, the National Archives and other sites.