Pop Top Lock is a sollution to
using fewer plastic bottles and stopping plastic pollution
before It goes Into the ocean
5.25 trillion macro and micro pieces of plastic are in our ocean now.
PLASTIC POLLUTION IN THE OCEAN FACTS
1 million seabirds and 100,000 marine animals die from plastic pollution every year. Marine plastic pollution has affected 100% of marine turtles, 59% of whales, 36% of seals, and 40% of seabirds of those examined. Over 1 million seabirds and 100,000 marine mammals are killed by ocean plastic every year. 700 species of marine animals are in danger of extinction due to pla
The world produces 381 million tonnes of plastic waste yearly – this is set to double by 2034.
50% of this is single-use plastic & only 9% has ever been recycled.
88% of the sea's surface is polluted by plastic waste.
Most floating plastics can be traced back to 5 fishing nations: the US, Japan, South Korea, China, and Taiwan
The US contributes 38 million tonnes of plastic every year.
8.3 billion plastic straws pollute the world’s beaches, but only 1% of straws end up as waste in the ocean.
1 in 3 fish caught for human consumption contains plastic.
The Ocean Cleanup
The Ocean Cleanup, a non-profit organization, is developing and scaling technologies to rid the world’s oceans of plastic. Our aim is to put ourselves out of business once the oceans are clean. Every year, millions of tons of plastic enter the oceans, primarily from rivers. And the plastic that’s afloat within the oceans isn’t going away by itself. To effectively solve the problem, we need to both halt the trash flow from rivers, and remove legacy plastics from the oceans at the same time. - The Ocean Clean up
