But we need to go much further to end the flow of plastics into the ocean.
Greenpeace plastics calculator.
It is estimated that up to 12 million metric tons of plastic enter our ocean each year.
Greenpeace the changes that need to happen are systemic.
A results page from the greenpeace plastic use calculator.
Refusing disposable plastics like coffee cups and pushing companies or policymakers to do the same could.
That s why we need to urge supermarkets which use so much unnecessary plastic to reduce the amount of throwaway plastic they produce.
You currently use over xxx items of plastic in a year.
The calculator itself is relatively simple and features only basic plastic items.
Greenpeace supporters have challenged coca cola to use less plastic while countries like the uk have banned certain microplastics.
Rex weyler is an author journalist and co founder of greenpeace international.
Up to 12 7 million tonnes of plastic enters our ocean every year.
Marine birds and plastic pollution marie y.
As it stands the world is on track to.
Azzarello edward s.
If everyone in the uk did this we d be getting through over xxx pieces of plastic a day.
Production use and fate of all plastics ever made roland geyer jenna r.
Take the quiz here.
Van vleet marine.
Supermarkets are starting to talk about what they need to do.
Sources and links.