Woman blindfolds herself underwater to send a message about ocean plastic pollution
A PLASTIC OCEAN
90 percent of all trash floating on the ocean's surface is plastic. One million sea birds and 100,000 marine mammals are killed annually from plastic in our oceans.
It's time to take off our blindfolds and look at the plastic in our every day lives... that we're literally drowning in.
(Captured by Brett Stanley Photography)
The market shifts rapidly based on the demands of consumers, which means We can shift our world away from unsustainable materials, such as plastic, if we so choose.
Watch the video below to find out how you can make a difference:
.HOW TO BE AN OCEAN HERO
Take action today and join the #BlindSpots challenge, and go completely plastic-free for the next 30 days.
Use Zero Waste Nerd's 30 day guide and post your progress in the comments below.
(Captured by Brett Stanley Photography)
Great initiative - upvoted & resteemed!
Plastic waste has no place in the ocean, rivers or anywhere else in nature. And it shows how careless we are with where we dump our waste.
And let's not forget - plastic waste is visible and there is a lot more waste we generate which we don't see.
E.g. there are lots of synthethic substances that you can detect basically everywhere today, like EDTA.
Without waste reduction - or proper recycling - things will get worse.
Some of us live in places where recycling procedures are in place - it is important to also make use of them.
And as much as waste reduction will help, I'm often wondering how to convince and educate people who just don't give a damn.
I guess the best way is trying to be an example and lead the way.
Thanks for your contribution!
Thank you so much for the re-steem! Just gave you a follow now so I can catch some of your stuff too. I agree - there are so many unseen pollutants in the environment these days. Asking people to change their habits, whether food- , energy- or waste-related, is tough! I'm not sure what difference what I do really makes in honesty, but it's the way I know how to convey the messages that hopefully can cut through a lot of the noise on the socials these days. Cheers!
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hahah very creative photos. successful edit and shot. congratulations my friend
Thank you! :) Just gave you a follow.
Great image! Very vonwong (ish)!
I've had a few people say that now, hah! He's definitely been an inspiration in my work, though I try to have my own style. I follow his storytelling techniques for sure :)
I ment it as a compliment! Not alot of people could pull of a project like this :)
MERCI :)
Cu placere (you're welcome) ! :)
This is one of my favorite of yours!
Thank you! Brett Stanley totally brought my vision to life for this one! :)
Great job, and such a wonderful goal you have. :)
I appreciate that :) Just gave you a follow now too.
Oh thanks :)
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