In this video I give you 5 things you can do to reduce plastic waste. The #teamseas movement is great, but there is so much more we can do to reduce the estimated 10 million tonnes of plastic and trash dumped into our rivers and oceans every day.
-- Links to Conservation Organisations ---
The Ocean Conservancy oceanconservancy.org/
River Cleanup www.river-cleanup.org/en
Oceana oceana.org/
WWF www.worldwildlife.org/
-- References ---
[1] How much plastic released into the ocean each day, and how much gets recycled
plasticoceans.org/the-facts/
[2] Global fossil fuel subsidies www.brookings.edu/research/reforming-global-fossil…
[3] Average plastic use per capita per year
www.weforum.org/agenda/2018/03/8-steps-to-solve-th…
[4] Average UK and US plastic use per capita per year
www.forbes.com/sites/davidrvetter/2020/11/11/which…
[5] 93% of bottled water contains microplastics
time.com/5581326/plastic-particles-in-bottled-wate…
[6] Exposure to microplastics is bad for women’s and men’s health
www.breastcancer.org/risk/factors/plastic
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7967748/
[7] Plastic Recycling is and Actual Scam
• Plastic Recycling is an Actual Scam |...
[8] How many times can plastic be recycled
www.plasticexpert.co.uk/how-many-times-can-plastic…
[9] 90% of plastic from 10 rivers
www.weforum.org/agenda/2018/06/90-of-plastic-pollu…
[10] The Ocean Cleanup’s poor track record
gizmodo.com/the-dream-of-scooping-plastic-from-the…
www.theverge.com/2019/1/9/18175940/ocean-cleanup-b…
www.breakfreefromplastic.org/2021/06/04/coca-cola-…
[11] A lot of ocean plastic end up getting washed up on the shorelines
sci-hubtw.hkvisa.net/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.1411…
[12] Reduce flow of ocean plastic by 80% by 2040
www.pewtrusts.org/en/research-and-analysis/article…\
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-- Chapters --
00:00 Setting the Scene
01:55 1: Regulation
02:48 2: Reduce Plastic Use
04:15 3: Recycling is Not The Answer
05:02 4: Educate Ourselves
05:56 5: Cleanup
06:24 Team Seas Funds and Other Conservation Groups
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