It turns out that corals are making use of the plastic in our oceans-sort of. Scientists have found that corals commonly found on the Great Barrier Reef are actually eating plastic.
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/corals-australias-great-barrier-reef-eat-plastic
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/science-world-report
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/environment
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/corals
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/plastics
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/marine-ecosystems
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/marine-life
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/australia