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World Oceans Day
You won’t have escaped one of the biggest issues of our time – Plastic. Single-use plastics are the focus of a global crisis damaging our environment. Globally we are now producing nearly 300 million tons of plastic every year, half of which is for single use. More than 8 million tons of plastic is dumped into our oceans every year. Plastic debris injures and kills fish, seabirds and marine mammals. Marine plastic pollution has impacted at least 267 species worldwide, including 86% of all sea turtle species, 44% of all seabird species and 43% of all marine mammal species. The...
Join the fight against disposable plastics
You won’t have escaped one of the biggest issues of our time – Plastic. Single-use plastics are the focus of a global crisis damaging our environment. Globally we are now producing nearly 300 million tons of plastic every year, half of which is for single use. More than 8 million tons of plastic is dumped into our oceans every year. Plastic pollution is not only impacting our waters and marine life, but also the human food chain and our overall health. Every day 35 million plastic bottles are sold across the UK and many end up as litter, in our...