‘Ghost nets’ choking sea life

The discarded fishing nets are the major source of plastic pollution in the ocean

Kill marine animals Destroy the coral bed

Example

A sick baby dugong was stranded in shallow water and died two years later due to plastic lining in its stomach
Save our oceans from plastic pollution
The effect caused by plastic waste:

- Emit greenhouse gases

- Aggravating climate change
- Cause virtual pollution
- Eaten by marine animals
- Toxic additives in plastic will release
to environment will expose and hurt
humans

- Plastic manufacture, waste management, and disposal must all be handled inside the country.
- To combat plastic pollution and safeguard our ocean, a global and legally binding convention on
the subject is required.
Article 3: Plastic pollution in aquatic systems may be triple by 2040: UNEP

2016: 9-14 million tonnes of IMPACT OF PLASTIC POLLUTION TO THE OCEAN

plastic wastes in the ocean
➢ Death of marine organisms in the ocean

Triple of plastic ➢ Affect the global carbon cycling through

wastes in ocean the effect on plankton and primary
from year 2016
production in marine.
to 2040

2040 : 23-37 million

tonnes of plastic wastes
could end up in the ocean.
Article 4: Ocean Plastic Pollution
Litter, include the plastic
bags , container,
Plastic make up 80% Illegal dumping or poor
packaging are swept into
of all marine debris. drains and working downs waste management of
into river finally into the trash on beaches.
ocean.

OCEAN PLASTIC How plastics end

POLLUTION up in the ocean

By 2050, plastic Ever year more than 8 Microplastics from

Industrial by products
pollution expected million tonnes plastic in cosmetic and
from improperly managed
will be more than the ocean. hygiene products
production process.
fish. going down the drain.
Article 4 : Ocean Plastic Pollution

Limit the purchase Wear clothes that made

of plastic products. Death of marine life.
from natural materials
such as cotton or wool.

Ways to overcome Impacts of ocean

ocean plastic pollution plastic pollution

Clean
. up around your Have awareness of
The far reaches of
community. ocean plastic pollution. Impact on food chain.
microplastics.
Article 5 : Covid-19 has worsened the ocean plastic pollution problem
How covid -19 can cause the ocean plastic pollution?
★ A drastic increase in the usage of medical plastic products such as medical mask and medical hand gloves during
the pandemic of covid-19. Because these plastic items after using must be disposed , most of the people disposed
them into the drains and this plastic items finally flow into the ocean and cause the plastic pollution to ocean.

★ During the pandemic of covid-19 , recycling systems around the world are starting to break down because of covid-
19 budget strains. So, where does these extra plastics go to when they are not be recycled? Because of lacking
budget to recycle these plastic items , most of the country will directly disposed them into the sea , this are able to
save a lot of money.

WWF had made some recommendations to overcome the ocean plastic pollution
● Eliminate unnecessary products ( think small non-recyclable items like straws).

● Prioritize investment in sustainable production.

● Work to double the global recycling rate.

● Fill critical data gaps by demanding transparency from more companies.