Friday, 29 April 2016

Design Examples for Plastic Ocean Pollution

Rise Above Plastics Mission: To reduce the impacts of plastics in the marine environment by raising awareness about the dangers of plastic pollution and by advocating for a reduction of single-use plastics and the recycling of all plastics.:
The new great white terror of the ocean. @sea Shepherd Conservation Society #defendconserveprotect: Time is running out for them, not for plastic. Be a responsible tourist. Get involved today. Art Director / Photographer: Deepak Malhotra Copywri: Some estimates have found that approximately 90% of all trash floating on the ocean’s surface is plastic. That’s 46,000 pieces of plastic per square mile! As a result, plastic is consumed by marine life, washes up on beaches, and breaks down into microscopic plastic dust which attracts more debris. It has been estimated that about 260 marine species (including turtles, fish and seabirds) are known to become entangled in plastic or eat it. The consequence of eating plastic for those creatu...: Inspiring the next generation of ocean caretakers: From The Bow Seat Ocean Awareness Student Contest Art • Essay • Advocacy: It's hard to imagine. Even harder to swallow. 95% of all seabird species are known to eat plastic litter. By mistaking it for food, they either eat it themselves or feed it to their young. Floating in oceans, plastic chokes, starves, drowns and poisons more than one million seabirds every year. Save our Oceans. Save our Seabirds. www.birdlife.org.za Poster by Jupiter Drawing Room, South Africa: Each year, plastic pollution kills more than 100.000 marine creatures.: Entangled, Eaten or Contaminated A new study by Ocean Conservancy and CSIRO paints a comprehensive—and deadly—picture of the toll that trash is taking on sea turtles, birds and marine mammals.: try to be mindful, even under the shower!: Plastic oceans: Marine Pollution is 60 to 80% plastic. Say no to plastic bags! Pledge to stop using plastic bags http://www.seathos.org/projects/bag-ban/: Washed your face with an exfoliating face scrub recently? Brushed your teeth with some smooth mint toothpaste? Unfortunately then you may have unknowingly used a product containing gross polluting plastic. Although were often made to believe these products are good for us both beauty experts and ethical campaigners are criticising the use of tiny pieces of plastic called microbeads. Why does this matter? Well theres already tonnes of plastic swirling around our beautiful oceans - bottle tops...:
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