In December 2015 we had the pleasure of cruising around the southern and eastern coasts of Tasmania, onboard X-Pat, visiting numerous remote beaches. Staggered at the amount of plastic and other marine litter, we decided to start photographing what we found. At the time we had no idea what we would do with the photos.
In February 2016 we visited East Timor, a developing nation where 70% of the population live on less than one US$ a day. There is virtually no waste collection system in the country and yet the level of plastic usage is increasing rapidly. The result is a lot of plastic litter, much of which ends up on the beaches and in the oceans. This is a problem which is repeated across many developing countries in Asia. Indeed it has been estimated that 80% of ocean plastics originate in Asia, from just five countries.
Motivated by our recent observations we have started researching the issues around plastic in the oceans. There are lots of like minded people out there, some great initiatives and lots of information. We have started to gather some of this information on this site along with our own findings.
Hopefully together we can start to find solutions to plastics in our oceans.
In February 2016 we visited East Timor, a developing nation where 70% of the population live on less than one US$ a day. There is virtually no waste collection system in the country and yet the level of plastic usage is increasing rapidly. The result is a lot of plastic litter, much of which ends up on the beaches and in the oceans. This is a problem which is repeated across many developing countries in Asia. Indeed it has been estimated that 80% of ocean plastics originate in Asia, from just five countries.
Motivated by our recent observations we have started researching the issues around plastic in the oceans. There are lots of like minded people out there, some great initiatives and lots of information. We have started to gather some of this information on this site along with our own findings.
Hopefully together we can start to find solutions to plastics in our oceans.