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a beach filled with lots of trash next to the ocean

Plastic pollution flowing into oceans to triple by 2040 - study The amount of plastic waste flowing into the ocean and killing marine life could triple in the next 20 years, unless companies and governments can drastically reduce plastic production, a new study published on Thursday said. #BreakingThePlasticWave #waste #plasticwaste #plastic #plasticpollution #reduce #pollution #ocean #marinelife #marine

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reduce plastic waste

I participated in the Everyday Plastic Survey in June 2020 and collected my plastic for a week. I found it useful to document the process throughout so I could identify where we could make changes as a household to reduce waste.

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10 ways to reduce your plastic use - why we need to make changes now!

Plastic has become an integral part of our daily lives. It's cheap, durable, and versatile, making it a popular choice for packaging, storage, and manufacturing. However, the convenience of plastic has come at a high cost to our environment and health. The over-reliance on plastic has resulted in a widespread pollution crisis, with plastic waste contaminating our oceans, soil, and air. The chemicals used to make plastic can be toxic and harmful to both humans and wildlife. It's time for…

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a man standing on top of a plastic bag floating in the ocean with trash around him

I’m a professional illustrator with a strong fondness for political, social and human issues, with more than 10 years experience collaborating with several publications and companies across four continents. For a long time, I wanted to do a selection of my best works to show some of the problems afflicting the world nowadays.

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an info sheet describing the different types of plastic pollution and how they can help protect them from

What's the problem with plastic? Its invention was a blessing, but also a curse to modern society. It created an on-the-go throwaway lifestyle that our planet can’t handle.

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there are many different types of trash in the ocean, including plastic bags and sea animals

UN declares ocean emergency About 8 million tons of plastic enters the ocean every year. This amount is enough to kill over a million seabirds and at least 100,000 marine mammals. If drastic measures are not taken, within 30 years the volume of microplastics in the ocean will reach a billion tons, which will exceed the total weight of the fish living in the ocean.

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