Ocean Plastic Pollution

So what can be done?
The most impactful solution is to stop plastic waste from entering our oceans in the first place. This is easier said than done, and has a lot more to do with national and corporate practices than the individual. Improved waste management systems, recycling processes, and the reduction of single-use plastics would play a significant role in pollution reduction.
As an individual, however, you can do your part to make a difference:
• Recycle properly This should go without saying, but when you use single-use (and other) plastics that can be recycled, always be sure to recycle them. At present, just 9% of plastic is recycled worldwide.
• Avoid single-use plastics. Use reusable shopping bags, takeout containers, travel mugs, straws.
• Limit your purchasing of plastic products. Most things plastic come in a more natural material — glass food storage containers instead of plastic
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