Refuse and Reuse
Every minute, the equivalent of one garbage truck of plastic is dumped into our ocean.
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Plastic pollution is a global problem. Approximately 7 billion of the 9.2 billion tonnes of plastic produced from 1950-2017 became plastic waste, ending up in landfills or dumped.
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Plastic pollution can alter habitats and natural processes, reducing ecosystems’ ability to adapt to climate change, directly affecting millions of people’s livelihoods, food production capabilities and social well-being.
We Deserve a Better Tomorrow
My passion for stopping single-use plastic started on a trip I took to Qing Hai Lake in the summer of 2020. I was walking around, and I saw plastic bottles scattered on the ground and floating in the lake. The lake is located at the crossroads of several bird migration routes across Asia, with many species using Qing Hai as an intermediate stop during migration. Seeing the plastic, knowing that over time, heat and light from the sun will break it down into tiny bits of microplastics that will end up in the stomachs of all the migrating birds, made me stop and ask myself if I had a role to play.
I decided to focus my efforts on single-use plastic because that is one habit we can all avoid. We are always on the lookout for new partners, both student and organizations.
- Jeff Li
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Don't Go It Alone
Either as a group or an individual, commit to giving up single-use for just one day.
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Kick-Off Meeting with a Scientist!
Does your group need to understand the harms of choosing single-use plastic and the impact that choice has on our planet? We can help with that! Schedule a free webinar with one of our scientists!
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