Plastic Polution

Here are some of the statistics that absolutely horrified us when developing our brand and researching the impacts of plastic pollution. This is what inspired us to create a brand that supports the removal of plastics from our oceans and waterways:

• There is now 5.25 trillion macro and micro pieces of plastic in our ocean & 46,000 pieces in every square mile of ocean, weighing up to 269,000 tonnes.
• Every day around 8 million pieces of plastic makes their way into our oceans.
• The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is around 1.6 million square kilometres - bigger than Texas.
• The world produces 381 million tonnes in plastic waste yearly – this is set to double by 2034. 50% of this is single-use plastic & only 9% has ever been recycled.
• More than 1 million seabirds and 100,000 marine animals die from plastic pollution every year.
• 100% of baby sea turtles have plastic in their stomachs.

(Source: https://www.condorferries.co.uk/plastic-in-the-ocean-statistics)

If you would like to learn more about the plight of our oceans and the impact of plastic pollution, check out this video from National Geographic about plastic pollution here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQTUWK7CM-Y