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Understanding plastic pollution

In the US, every day we use

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Under 9% of plastic trash is recycled, and a good portion of this plastic ends up in the oceans

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This creates gyres where currents meet (there are 5 gyres in our oceans, the size of small continents)

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Plastic remains there for hundreds of years, turning to toxic microplastic particles, killing marine life and contaminating our seafood dishes and water

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At this rate, there will be more plastic

than fish in the oceans by 2050

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We decided to take action because there are easy ways to improve the situation:

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  • recycling better

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  • and reducing single use items (50% of plastic use today)

Want to learn more ?

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Watch this short video (2 min)

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or this one (10 min)

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Test your knowledge!

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Watch this TEDx from our sponsor - GA Aquarium (10 min)

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Read this article for students

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If you prefer podcasts!

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