End of chapter one.

(source: DNA India)

Over the past 3 months I have immersed myself in an issue I feel passionate about and have learnt so much. On starting this blog I was quite pessimistic about marine plastics, but having spoken to people trying to tackle the problem, attending several talks on the matter and becoming an active Greenpeace member, I have become much more optimistic that this is something being addressed as a serious global threat to both marine and human life. Research still needs to continue into the effects of plastic ingestion on the human body but it is clear that plastic is making its way up the marine food chain and onto our plates.

The solutions I've looked into like the Ocean Cleanup and the proposed plastic tax are just the tip of the ice berg. There are so many more out there, including these but to name a few:

Seabin - floating bin collecting plastic, oils and pollutants in marinas
Mr trash wheel - collects litter in Baltimore harbour
RAW foundation - raising awareness about plastics amongst youth
Unpackaged - packageless shop
Bureo - skateboards and other products created from discarded fishing nets
Method - bottles made from other bottles
Dell - incorporating ocean plastics in their packaging
Exxpedition - all female crew sailing the seas researching marine plastics
Boston plastic bag ban - only 5p compostable/paper bags will be available

Despite this being the final post of my masters assessment, I will continue to use this as a platform for my research into marine plastics, evaluating the above solutions and more. So if you have found this blog interesting, stay tuned!