A marine conservation charity
Stopping plastics entering the seas
THE MYTH
- It's only one piece of plastic, what harm can it do?
- The sea is vast, rubbish will not affect it adversely
- My life is not affected by plastics in the oceans
- Climate change has nothing to do with marine plastic pollution
THE REALITY
- There are 51 trillion microplastics in the sea and counting. 500 times more than the stars in our galaxy
- Seafood consumers ingest about 11,000 microplastics each year. Some particles remain in human tissue
- Plastics are in the food chain! 1/3 of all fish caught off UK shores have plastics in them
- The degradation and breakdown of plastics represents a previously unrecognized source of greenhouse gases
OUR SOLUTIONS
BINFORGREENSEAS
It is a recycling bin for plastics, but also.....
The design, colours and graphics send signals to the brain to encourage proper disposal of litter. Protecting marine life and the planet.
ECO-EDUCATION
Education is at the heart of GreenSeas action.
Teaching children about plastic pollution and ways to combat it, will inspire them to recycle and make better choices with plastic waste.
BUTT NOTHING
Trillions of cigarette butts made of a plastic called cellulose acetate end up in the sea. We educate people about this top litter item found on beach cleans.
DEPOSIT REFUND
Returning plastic bottles for money helps create new bottles from recycled plastic, preventing them from becoming marine litter.
