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Our oceans sustain life.

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An abundant ocean

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can feed a billion people [br]a healthy meal every day forever.

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But now they are being filled, [br]killed by throwaway plastics.

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The equivalent of one [br]garbage truck of plastic

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is dumped in the sea every minute -

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17.6 billion pounds every year.

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Plastic is everywhere in our ocean -

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floating on the surface,

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mixing in the saltwater,

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and sitting on the ocean bottom[br]miles and miles deep.

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And once in the ocean,

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it never goes away.

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Over hundreds of years,

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it breaks down into small pieces,

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but those pieces,

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even the tiny ones called micro plastics,

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are still plastic.

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Sea turtles are choking on them.

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Scientists say that over 60% of whale[br]and dolphin species are affected by it.

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It's all plankton - the beast [br]of the ocean food chain eat it -

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and so, do we?

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It's in the water we drink.

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It's in our food.

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Microplastics have been found [br]in our salt, our honey, and our beer,

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and sometimes even in the air we breathe.

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Companies are choosing to make something

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that will be used just once,

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from a material that lasts forever.

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If you don't like what throwaway plastics[br]are already doing to our world,

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brace yourself.

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We face a tsunami of throwaway plastic

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in our and the ocean's future.

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Four times more plastic will be produced

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between now and the middle of the century

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than has been produced in all of history.

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Four times more.

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What can we do?

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Recycling?

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Of all the plastic ever[br]generated as of 2015,

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only 9% was recycled.

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Even when it is recycled,

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plastic degrades.

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Your plastic soda bottle maybe [br]becomes a shampoo bottle,

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then a floor mat,

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even in the best case, it doesn't recycle,

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it down cyclists.

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And then it becomes pollution

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that ruins our beaches [br]and chokes sea animals forever.

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We should not be forced to pollute[br]the ocean every time we eat,

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drink, or go shopping.

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We need to be given a choice -

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a plastic-free choice.

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This is not hard to imagine.

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Indeed, some responsible companies [br]are already leading the way.

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There are throwaway plastic-free[br]aisles in supermarkets.

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Beverage companies already offer[br]plastic-free soda and seltzer water.

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Restaurants offer plastic-free service.

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There are plastic-free rooms and hotels

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And airline is now offering[br]a plastic-free flight

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And Oceana and our allies are [br]winning plastic-free victories.

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Following campaigning by Oceana,

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Peru passed the law

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that keeps plastic out of [br]national parks and beaches.

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Belize is getting rid of styrofoam.

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And the European Union

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has mandated reductions [br]for throwaway plastic

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throughout its 28 member countries.

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But with your help, we can do more.

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Together, we can create a movement

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to reduce throwaway plastic.

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We can make sure

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we're all given real plastic-free choices.

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We can help our cities, towns, [br]schools, and workplaces

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establish zones that are [br]free of throwaway plastic.

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Let's stop plastic pollution from [br]wrecking our beaches and our oceans,

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and have healthy oceans. The delight, [br]the sustenance for generations to come.

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Please join our campaign.

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Go to oceana.org/plastics today.

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Subtitles by Carol Wang