I Care - OceanCare

The ocean begins with you.

More and more people want to change the way they handle plastics. It is now clear that we all need to use less plastics and dispose of our plastic waste properly. OceanCare’s «I Care» campaign brings together people who want to make a difference.

JOIN THE #PLASTICDIET

The ocean and marine life are suffocating in plastic pollution.

Have you noticed how much plastic waste is generated in your household? Single-use plastics fills your shopping bag. It’s in your online order and even your clothes contain plastic materials. Only very little of the material is recycled. Plastics are incinerated or end up in the ocean as legacy for hundreds of years.

Here are a few facts on this subject

There are ~5.25 trillion plastic particles drifting in the ocean, weighing about as much as 2,150 blue whales.

Approx. 50% of all plastic ever made has been produced since the year 2000.

Around 9 million tonnes of plastic waste find their way into the ocean every year.

Depending on the region, only 1-15% of all discarded plastics are recycled worldwide.

Over 99% of plastic is made from fossil fuels.

In 2020, around 1.56 billion disposable protective masks will have found their way into the ocean.

Plastic threatens more than 800 species of marine life.

~2 million microplastic fibres are released from synthetic clothing per washing cycle.

Plastic debris has been found even at ocean depths of 10,000 metres.

One cosmetic tube can contain up to 350,000 microplastic particles.

Be part of the solution.

Did you know that only a few dozen companies produce the majority of the world’s plastic products?

If the plastic industry would reduce the production of virgin plastics, then the plastic flood could be stopped quickly. Unfortunately, companies put the blame on consumers. They claim that it is their customers who want plastic packaging.

I see.
Well, if that’s the case, then the solution is obvious. You are the solution. Because you can play a role in changing your demand.

Send a strong signal to these companies that you have chosen reusable products and avoiding single-use plastics from your daily life. By doing so, you are supporting a clean environment and a clean ocean, and also protecting many animals that are suffering today because of plastics.

PETITION

Our nature is not a waste dump!

13’187

Signatures

submitted

With the petition against unnecessary single-use plastic, 13,187 people called on the Swiss Federal Council to stop the plastic flood in Switzerland. An art performance by OceanCare and The Trash Traveler in Bern underscored the demand with powerful symbolism.

With 100 Euro

you enable OceanCare to advocate for a legally binding agreement that regulates plastic on its entire life cycle – from production to disposal.

Together we can make a difference.