When talking of plastic pollution, the first thing we tend to think of is a marine waste. And for a good reason: most of the current plastic waste originates from the land, and if improperly discarded ends up in the rivers that carry it to the oceans. Indeed, every year, about 8 million tons of plastic waste escape into the oceans from coastal nations.

A few examples? People leaving litter on the beach, or throwing it to the roadside, industry spills, badly managed landfill sites, ships/boats at sea, containers that go overboard – you name it. It’s a compounding issue that has been the result of millions of individuals, families, companies, and governments’ laziness to take action.

Unfortunately, marine plastic is only a smaller subset of the plastic waste issue as a whole!