Ocean Plastic Pollution

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And Ways To Deal With The Problem
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It is undeniable the practicality and economy
that plastic brings to our daily lives. But
often the cheap turn into very expensive! The
negative impacts that the indiscriminate use of
this type of material brings to the planet -
and, especially, to the marine ecosystems - is
very worrisome.
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Every minute, approximately 1 million plastic
bottles are sold worldwide.
Only in 2017, about 500 billion bottles were
consumed - 20 billion more than in 2016. And
this was only plastic bottles we are not
counting all the other disposable plastic food
packaging.
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And one huge problem is that much of this
plastic ends up in the ocean...
The fact is that oceans are increasingly being
filled with plastic and other wastes that we
throw away. It is estimated that today there are
150 million tons of plastic in the
seas. According to a recent study by the Ellen
MacArthur Foundation in partnership with
McKinsey, we currently discharge eight million
tons of plastic in the oceans a year - the
equivalent of one garbage truck per minute.
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Shocking... and apparently we are not slowing
down.
Unfortunately this number tends to get worse year
by year. In 2030 it will be double and, if we
continue to consume and dispose of plastic the
way we do today, by 2050, the oceans will have
more plastic than fish.
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What can be done to reverse this situation?
A new generation of companies are working on
packaging solutions capable of softening the
global waste of plastic.
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The solution goes through all of us, how to have
more sustainable options and decrease our
dependence on plastic.

• With the increasing amount of plastic waste
  produced in the world, some environmentally
  concerned companies have begun to question the
  need for the packaging they produce - and how to
  reduce the environmental impacts generated by
  them.
• One of the solutions is the use of Biodegradable
  packaging options that can be turned into
  compost.

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Compostable Packaging
Plates, cups, boxes, disposable cutlery take a
walk in the food court of any shopping centre to
see these items in use in large
quantities. Many of those items could be
manufactured from natural materials and be made
compostable, decreasing our dependence on
plastic and making the future more sustainable.
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