This is why our mission is so important to us!
We all know ocean plastic is horrible, but let’s dive a little deeper. “Natural” degradation of plastic is a long process and it’s causing a catastrophic impact. The 8 million tons of plastic that’s dumped every year isn’t going to magically go away. Some plastics can take 1,200 years to completely break down, but organic life doesn’t have that kind of time. Even during that cycle, the plastic breaks down into microplastics that do just as much damage; but the microplastic is where that damage bridges over from the ocean pollution to our plants livestock, and even our bodies. In 2018 the US alone produced 35 million tons of plastic and only 8.7% was recycled. That’s only 3 million tons, what happened to the other 32 million tons of plastic? Some in landfills of course, but a significant amount of that ended up in our waters. Not just the ocean but the water we drink as well. Plastics in the Ocean Affecting Human Health (carleton.edu) Degradation Rates of Plastics in the Environment | ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering
-Savannah Johnson
We believe the ocean deserves our respect and attention
I think we need ocean janitors
Chad Anderson
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