A scientific study was recently published which described how gravely polluted the oceans would be if people continued using plastic and continued to ignore the importance of recycling. The study titled, "The New Plastics Economy: Rethinking the Future of Plastics," gives an insight on what the ocean will be in the future considering the amount of plastic that is used everyday. The research eventually came into conclusion that there's a possibility that plastic wastes that washed ashore might outnumber the populations of fish by 2050.
"This report demonstrates the importance of triggering a revolution in the plastics industrial ecosystem. And is a first step to showing how to transform the way plastics move through our economy" explained Dominic Waughray of the World Economic Forum.
Currently, only 8 percent of the plastic materials that are used in a year are being recycled. Out of the 8%, 32% of it are lost in the economy - some are thrown back in the ocean others manage to get to the ocean in one way or the other.
Dianna Cohen, CEO of the Plastic Pollution Coalition recently gave her statement to Al Jazeera saying that the first thing that people must do is to avoid using plastic materials all together. If it can't be avoided however there is merit into using the same set of plastic wares more than once in order to reduce the amount of waste that is produced.
"One of the biggest problems [to] focus on is single use and disposable plastic. There is no system in place that helps take these [plastic] materials back [after use]. It impacts the entire ecosystem in the ocean" explained Dianna Cohen.
Cohen also stated that avoiding the usage of plastic is an easy undertaking so long as there is a level of commitment to the cause.