The Map of Plastic Waste

In this video I give you 5 things you can do to reduce plastic waste. The #teamseas movement is great, but there is so much more we can do to reduce the estimated 10 million tonnes of plastic and trash dumped into our rivers and oceans every day. --- Links to Conservation Organisations ---- The Ocean Conservancy https://oceanconservancy.org/ River Cleanup https://www.river-cleanup.org/en Oceana https://oceana.org/ WWF https://www.worldwildlife.org/ --- References ---- [1] How much plastic released into the ocean each day, and how much gets recycled https://plasticoceans.org/the-facts/ [2] Global fossil fuel subsidies https://www.brookings.edu/research/reforming-global-fossil-fuel-subsidies-how-the-united-states-can-restart-international-cooperation/ [3] Average plastic use per capita per year https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2018/03/8-steps-to-solve-the-oceans-plastic-problem/ [4] Average UK and US plastic use per capita per year https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidrvetter/2020/11/11/which-two-countries-produce-the-most-plastic-trash-per-person/?sh=5392ba587187 [5] 93% of bottled water contains microplastics https://time.com/5581326/plastic-particles-in-bottled-water/ [6] Exposure to microplastics is bad for women’s and men’s health https://www.breastcancer.org/risk/factors/plastic https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7967748/ [7] Plastic Recycling is and Actual Scam https://youtu.be/PJnJ8mK3Q3g [8] How many times can plastic be recycled https://www.plasticexpert.co.uk/how-many-times-can-plastic-be-recycled/ [9] 90% of plastic from 10 rivers https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2018/06/90-of-plastic-polluting-our-oceans-comes-from-just-10-rivers/ [10] The Ocean Cleanup’s poor track record https://gizmodo.com/the-dream-of-scooping-plastic-from-the-ocean-is-still-a-1847890573 https://www.theverge.com/2019/1/9/18175940/ocean-cleanup-breaks-plastic-pollution-silicon-valley-boyan-slat-wilson https://www.breakfreefromplastic.org/2021/06/04/coca-cola-funds-endless-cleanups-but-doesnt-prevent-more-plastic-bottles-ending-up-in-our-oceans/ [11] A lot of ocean plastic end up getting washed up on the shorelines https://sci-hubtw.hkvisa.net/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.141115 [12] Reduce flow of ocean plastic by 80% by 2040 https://www.pewtrusts.org/en/research-and-analysis/articles/2020/07/23/breaking-the-plastic-wave-top-findings\ --- Get My Posters Here ---- DFTBA Store: https://store.dftba.com/collections/domain-of-science RedBubble Store: https://www.redbubble.com/people/DominicWalliman I have also made posters available for personal or educational use which you can find here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/95869671@N08/ -- Some Awesome People --- And many thanks to my $10 supporters and above on Patreon, you are awesome! Join the gang and help support me produce free and high quality science content: https://www.patreon.com/domainofscience Bob Milano Raj Duphare Ben Anca Selariu Doug-Duggio Peterson Eric Epstein Gordon D Collins Kamil Qbitskey Mirik Gogri noggieB Petr Murmak Prabhakar R Reggie Fourmyle Sandy Toye Sebastian Terrence Masson Theodore Chu Joshua Rauß David Renshaw --- Special Thanks --- Special thanks to Virginia Schutte and Kurtis Baute for their helpful advice. --- My Science Books ---- I also write science books for kids called Professor Astro Cat. You can see them all here: https://store.dftba.com/collections/domain-of-science http://profastrocat.com --- Follow me around the internet --- http://dominicwalliman.com https://twitter.com/DominicWalliman https://www.instagram.com/dominicwalliman --- Credits --- Writer, art, animation and edited by Dominic Walliman I use Adobe Illustrator and After Effects for the graphics (for the many people who ask :) --- Chapters --- 00:00 Setting the Scene 01:55 1: Regulation 02:48 2: Reduce Plastic Use 04:15 3: Recycling is Not The Answer 05:02 4: Educate Ourselves 05:56 5: Cleanup 06:24 Team Seas Funds and Other Conservation Groups