Are you contributing to conserving South Africa’s oceans?
One of the biggest challenges globally faced is ocean waste.
June 8 marks World Ocean Day, and the theme this year is Healthy oceans, healthy planet, which aims to stop plastic pollution in oceans.
One of the biggest challenges globally faced is ocean waste. The numbers are staggering, with an estimated 8 to 10 million tonnes of plastic waste entering the oceans every year.
This means that by 2025 there will be 1 kilogram of plastic for every 3 kilograms of fish in the ocean.
A healthy ocean means, more than beautiful coasts and vibrant ocean wildlife. A healthy ocean supplies the air we breathe, the food we eat and the water we drink.
If the ocean isn’t healthy, neither are we.
Driving a change in the way we approach product manufacturing to ensure we are able to integrate the products we use every day, such as plastic, into the earth’s biosphere, without any impact thereon is critical to ensuring a sustainable future.
