08/06/2026
Every minute, a truckload of plastic enters our oceans 🚛🌊
Let that sink in.
Each year, around 11 million metric tonnes of plastic waste ends up in our oceans, much of it from single-use products used for only minutes.
The impact is devastating:
🐢 Over 100,000 marine animals die each year from plastic pollution
🐦 Around 1 million seabirds are killed annually from ingesting plastic
🐠 Microplastics have been found in seafood, sea salt, and even drinking water
🌍 If current trends continue, there could be more plastic than fish in the ocean by weight by 2050
These statistics are exactly why initiatives like matter.
