Plastic pollution in the world’s oceans is one of the
biggest environmental issues of our time, impacting
more than 600 marine species. Plastic pollution not
only impacts sea life, it also carries toxic pollutants
into our food chain. Think about that the next time
you have tuna or shrimp; you may also be eating
microplastics.
The Ocean Cleanup Project is designing and
developing cleaning systems to clean up what is
already polluting our oceans and to intercept plastic
on its way to the ocean.
A significant percentage of the plastics that enter the oceans drift into large systems systems of circulating ocean currents, also known as Gyres. The largest and most infamous collection of plastic and other garbage in the ocean is called the Great Pacific Ocean Patch. The patch covers 1.6 million square kilometers and contains an estimated 1.8 trillion pieces of plastic weighing 80,000 metric tons.
A significant percentage of the plastics that enter the oceans drift into
large systems systems of circulating ocean currents, also known as
Gyres. The largest and most infamous collection of plastic and other
garbage in the ocean is called the Great Pacific Ocean Patch. The patch
covers 1.6 million square kilometers and contains an estimated 1.8
trillion pieces of plastic weighing 80,000 metric tons.
The Ocean Cleanup Project has set a goal of removing 50% of that
plastic and other trash in the next 5 years – and we want to do our part
to make that happen.
To help combat this oceanic crisis, we will donate $1 to The Ocean
Cleanup Project every time we sell 1 gallon of FOOP. We invite you to join us in helping to save the ocean, one plant and one piece of plastic at a time.