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COP26 and #TeamSeas [Videos]

November 3November 3Posted in MediaTagged #teamseas, climate action, climate change, climate crisis, climate emergency, cop26, ecogreenlove, ocean conservancy, plastic pollution, plastic waste, the ocean cleanup, videosLeave a comment

COP26 and #TeamSeas [Videos] | ecogreenlove

What is COP26? and what’s behind the hashtag #TeamSeas? Here are some explanatory videos.

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Plastic to avoid in everyday items [Visual]

October 3August 4Posted in Sustainable GuideTagged ecogreenlove, environment, flush down the toilet, green living, infographic, low waste, ocean conservancy, plastic biodegradation, plastic free, plastic pollution, unblocktober, water pollution, zero waste

Plastic to avoid in everyday items [Visual] | ecogreenlove

Flushed items like wet wipes, cotton buds and dental floss can take more than 500 years to biodegrade in the ocean

New 2019 research shows that UK residents are flushing more condoms, tampons, cotton buds and wet wipes than in 2018
According to MCSUK, 8.5% of items flushed will end up on the UK’s beaches
UKDN creates quiz so that people can find out how long it would take for the items they flush to biodegrade in the ocean

According to Ocean Conservancy, approximately 8 million metric tons of plastic goes into the ocean every single year, and 8.5% of that comes from the items we flush down the toilet.

In 2018 wastewater and drainage company – UDKN Waterflow (LG) – conducted a survey to see exactly how often the items found in sewers, and those washed up on the UK’s beaches, are flushed.

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