MArINE POLLUTION

Plastic represented an important innovation a few decades ago, revolutionizing our daily lives. Unfortunately, we abuse this material for disposable or single-use items, the majority of which end their lives in our oceans. More than 8 million tonnes of plastic waste are dumped into the oceans each year. In total, more than 1,400 marine species are impacted either directly by ingesting macro plastics, or indirectly by micro plastics or by bacteria and viruses that develop on plastics. To quote a last figure, 100,000 marine mammals die each year from this plastic pollution.

Governments have started to take measures, but this is still too limited and we must take the right steps to avoid this pollution.