Plastic pollution is a huge environmental concern.
It is estimated that less than 10% of the plastic used globally is recycled and around 8 million pieces of plastic reach our oceans every day. If current trends continue, there will be more plastic in the ocean than fish by 2050.
The problem goes beyond visible single-use plastics too. Microplastics are everywhere, from remote areas like the Arctic and Antarctic to the depths of the Mariana Trench. They have even been found in a lot of the foods we eat and there is probably some plastic inside you right now.
We must all reduce, and ideally eventually eliminate, our use of plastic in order to protect our terrestrial and marine environment and our own health and well-being.
Eliminate your use of plastic wherever possible and urge businesses and retailers to source alternative materials for their goods and packaging.
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