We have a serious problem with nerdles/nurdles - or tiny pieces of plastic in our oceans:
Futures Forum: What's your plastic footprint? ... What's your nerdle count?
And one of the biggest issues is plastic bottles:
Futures Forum: What's your plastic footprint? ... “A one-use bottle is simply not a viable option for our business”
Last month, Greenpeace made its point about plastic pollution outside Coca Cola's European HQ:
Puking Statue Will Make You Feel Sick -- But You Need To Look | HuffPost
5 Reasons Why We're Outside Coca-Cola's HQ | Greenpeace UK
Today, this photo has gone round the world - with Greenpeace making the point that the stomachs of whales are full of plastic - and that there will be more plastic in the oceans than fish in a few years' time:
'Dead whale' in Cavite aims to spread awareness on plastic pollution - CNN Philippines
This Giant Beached Whale is Filled With Plastic Trash … Literally | One Green Planet
See also:
There will soon be more plastic than fish in the sea, Ellen MacArthur study warns | The Independent
There will be more plastic in the ocean than fish by 2050 as rubbish is being dumped into the ocean at a rate of one truckload a minute, report warns | Daily Mail Online
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