For Sea life that is! Plastic waste is one of the most significant sources of marine pollution: According to UNEP, plastic accounts for 90% of all debris floating in the oceans - with every square mile containing close to 46,000 pieces. Let me just say that again. EVERY SQUARE MILE OF OCEAN CONTAINS CLOSE TO 46,000 PIECES OF PLASTIC! It's not that there is enough plastic in one location of the ocean to equal 46000 pieces each square mile, it IS per square mile. Can you BELIEVE THAT? I'm overwhelmed. Plastic is our best friend. We use it in every moment of life it seems; from our toothbrush, our shampoo bottle, tupperware that holds our lunch, pieces of our shoes, furniture, tennis raquets, canoes....the list goes on and on. You name it, you can find it in a plastic version. So, what to do? Stay tuned. I'll be finding out.
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