1. Visit to the aquarium
Genova

2. Content
How much and were ? The role of currents. Plastic island. Consequences. Environmental impact. Result. How serius is the situation ? Solution.

3. How much and were ?
1950 -> 1,5 million t in the world. Today -> 245 million t in the world. In the sea, we estimate at 8 milion t of plastic every year. This is 80% of sea waste. Today we estimate there are 143 milion t of plastic in the ocean.

4. The role of currents
Every sea, every ocean and every river are connected. If you put waste in a river, with the current this waste go to oceans.

5. Plastic island
In the world there are 5 big plastic islands. A plastic island is made of a lot of plastic concentrated in the same place.

6. Consequences

7. Environmental impact
Biological damage : animals digest plastics.

8. Environmental impact
Environmental damage : concentration of plastic.

9. Result

10. How serious is the situation ?

11. Solution

12. Solution