PLASTIC OCEANS

The Plastic problem
Plastic pollution is a serious threat to our oceans and environment. Yacht for Sale , World's largest selection of brokerage boats for sale by professional yacht brokers with new, used, sailing, power and super yachts for sale. Of the 300 million tonnes of plastic we produce every year, approximately half of that is single use. Plastic is responsible for around 80% of the waste that accumulates on our shorelines, the ocean surface or the seabed. Packaging, cups, cigarette lighters, straws – plastic products just used once and then thrown away. But this material is virtually indestructible. There really is no ‘away.
When plastic gets into our oceans, this pollution is having a real and growing impact. All the marine food chain is affected: plankton, fish, birds, reptiles and marine mammals such as whales and dolphins, eat plastic, or become entangled with nets and line. The consequences are often fatal to these animals – and its becoming clear that our foo