Plastic does not belong in the ocean The contamination of the oceans by plastics is an added problem to global warming, acidification and overfishing. The oceans form 72% of the earth’s surface and are our main suppliers of oxygen. Plastic pollution is therefore a serious threat to earth’s vital ecosystem, especially because plastic does not…
Did you know you are contributing to marine pollution by washing your clothes? Every wash of synthetic fabrics or composed fabrics (like cotton/polyester) discharges plastic fibers less than a millimeter in length. Wastewater treatment plants let them through. Fibers found on shorelines match with material used in clothing; polyester, acrylic and nylon. The impact of…
Oceans help feed the world, provide a living for millions of people, and are home to most of the life on the planet. NRDC works to protect our seas from pollution and exploitation. We help implement laws that allow overfished species to rebound, and we fight to protect coastal communities from offshore drilling. We work…
S.E.A. Change – Science. Education. Activism. We have led the effort to research aquatic plastic pollution and to find solutions for regaining a plastic-free ocean. Our mission is to empower people to become leaders in combating the global health crisis of plastic pollution. http://www.5gyres.org/
We face many complex challenges when it comes to a clean and healthy ocean, but one problem is simple to understand: Trash. People know that trash in the water: compromises the health of humans, wildlife and the livelihoods that depend on a healthy ocean; threatens tourism and recreation, and the critical dollars they add to…
Thank you, Will J. Reid Foundation! Sponsorship levels ($1,000, $2,500, $5,000, $10,000) Save The Albatross Coalition is a project of the GrassRoots Recycling Network (GRRN) which is tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Contributions are tax deductible. If your donation exceeds $500, it will be more cost effective if you make a…
Energy And Environment Committee: http://clkrep.lacity.org/onlinedocs/2014/14-0147_mot_01-31-14.pdf Mar Vista Community Council: http://clkrep.lacity.org/onlinedocs/2014/14-0147_misc_5-14-14.pdf 01/2014 and 11/2009 Status? http://csiclosures.com/markets/beverages/bottled-water
Eliminating Land-based Discharges Of Marine Debris In California: A Plan of Action from The Plastic Debris Project The Plastic Debris, Rivers to Sea Project seeks to minimize the land-based discharges of marine debris. Just like ocean-based marine debris, land-based discharges of human-made debris are comprised mostly of plastics. http://www.plasticdebris.org/CA_Action_Plan_2006.pdf The threat and impacts of marine…
Under Construction http://www.cleanseascoalition.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=53&Itemid=60 Leslie Tamminen at leslie.tamminen@gmail.com
Most Table Salt Is Probably Full of Plastic 550 and 681 microplastic particles per kilogram of table salt, Richard Macauley, The Atlantic, 10/2015 World’s Oceans Clogged by Millions of Tons of Plastic Trash “In short, you name it and it is probably somewhere in the marine environment”, Will Dunham, Reuters – 2/2105 Global Impact Of…
