Plastic pollution is a significant issue, with 8 million tons of plastic entering the ocean annually and 90% of sea birds ingesting plastic. Key problems include ingestion, entanglement, and chemical pollution caused by non-biodegradable materials like micro-plastics. Solutions include reducing plastic use, reusing and recycling materials, engaging in beach clean-ups, and raising awareness through media campaigns.

1. Plastic pollution

2. Hints
about
plastic
 Every year there is:
 8 million debris of plastic
washed in ocean.
 275 million tons of plastic
generated.
 A trillion plastic bag used 100
million oil barrels to be
produced.

3. • 90% of sea birds swallow plastic.

4. NON-BIODEGERADBLE
• Micro-plastics: shampoo,
tooth paste….
• Fragments of plastic.
• Do we eat plastic?!

5. The dirty dozen
• Ciggerate butts.
• Paper pieces.
• Styrofoam cups.

6. • Plastic pieces.
• Styrofoam.
• Glass pieces.

7. • Plastic caps and lids.
• Metal beverage cans.
• Plastic straws.

9. Problem with plastic
• Ingestion.

10. • Entanglement.

11. • Chemical
pollution.
• Invasion.

12. How can we help?
• The first of all:
REDUCE!!!
• REDUCE
• REUSE
• RECYCLE
• UPCYCLE

13. How can we help?
• Raise media campaigns (sea conservancy
has special one).

14. How can we help?
• Beach cleaning campaigns.

15. How can we help?
• Form art works and installations
(UPCYCLING).