A recent study in the journal Science revealed that 10 to 28 billion pounds of plastic enter our ocean annually.
If something isn't done - and done soon - our ocean could hold one pound of plastic for every three pounds of fish by the year 2025.
Plastic is potentially disastrous for ocean wildlife and habitats - animals ingest it and can get entangled in it; it litters our beaches and waterways.
Industry has a critical role to play in helping to solve this issue. That's why we're calling on industry leaders worldwide to step up to the beach by joining our Trash Free Seas Alliance®.
Take Action Now: Join conservation leaders from around the world to ask for a broad corporate commitment to help!
Plastics have become a staple of modern societies across the globe. In 2014, more than 310 million tons of new plastics were produced, and manufactured into a diverse multitude of products and goods. Each day, these and other plastic articles are sold, used, and disposed around the world. However, an alarming amount of these plastics do not stay on land. Through improper disposal or direct dumping, millions of tons of plastic now call our ocean home.
According to recent studies, including a paper in the prestigious journal Science, we are facing a dire future:
-10-28 billion pounds of plastic enter our ocean each year from land-based sources.
-More than 50% of plastic entering the ocean comes from just five countries where there is a lack of waste management capacity.
-By 2025, for every three tons of finfish swimming in the ocean, there could be one ton of plastic in marine waters as well.
-Plastics are already negatively affecting more than 660 marine wildlife species.
As supporters/members of Ocean Conservancy who are committed to ocean and human health, the mounting body of science makes us increasingly concerned about the growing tide of plastics entering the ocean and its negative impacts on marine wildlife and habitats.
We're calling on industry to work with us to stop plastic from entering the ocean.
The signees of this letter represent a diverse array of ocean advocates asking industry to stand by us to help stop plastics from entering the ocean. By working together, we can develop innovative solutions, including integrated waste management, at a global scale that will reduce plastic leakage from land and keep our ocean and communities vibrant and healthy.
Please join us.
Sincerely,
[Your name]
