Marine Plastic Pollution

Marine plastic pollution does not only have ecological ill-effects, it can also affect businesses and governments economically. The fight against plastic waste is not lost, and organizations and governments stand to save, or even gain, from taking action.

Plastic waste spewing from rivers into oceans around the world has reached an estimated 0.8-2.7 million metric tons per year. As the problems mounted, we all became aware of the direct consequences – the ecological impact of marine plastic pollution is well known and documented. What’s often evading attention are the financial considerations. The pollution is creating a severe economic impact on industries linked to the blue economy, as well as governments. There could be as much financial urgency as ecological urgency where marine plastic pollution is concerned.