marine institute proof 16 - cleanatlantic · 1020 battle of clontarf (brian ború) 20 years ago...
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PLASTIC
BAGS STRA
WS
&ST
IRRE
RS
CUPS &
CUP LIDS PLASTICBOTTLES
PLASTICCUTLERY
FOODCONTAINERS
COTTON BUD
STICKSWETWIPES
CIGARETTEBUTTS
CAPS
& LIDS
HOW FAR BACKIN TIME COULD
SINGLE-USEPLASTICS
TRAVEL BEFORETHEY DEGRADE?
HELP PROTECTTHESE ANIMALS
FOUND INIRISH WATERS
BY USINGLESS PLASTICS
*HOW LONG UNTIL THEY ARE GONE?SINGLE-USE PLASTICS
GUESS HOW LONG IT TAKES FOR THE PLASTIC TO DEGRADE BY PLACING THE YEAR ON THE LITTER ITEM...
Avoid single-use plastics like cutlery & cups
Reduce waste from shopping by buying items
with the least amount of plastic packaging
Reuse plastic bags or drinks bottles
Separate your rubbish for recycling
Think global, act local, get involved
in beach clean-ups
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1020 Battle ofClontarf(Brian Ború)
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First modernsubmarine builtby Irish engineer,John Phillip Holland
1878
First IrishPlantations
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The worldcelebrated the start of the newmillennium
Apollo 11landed onthe Moon
1919
The firstDáil Éireannwasconvened
Irish scientist John Tyndall was born. Best knownfor discovering why the sky is blue
Leonardoda Vinci died
The explorer,Marco Polo, sailed for China
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Ireland votedto approvesame-sexmarriage
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Single-use plastics are made to be used once, often for only a few minutes.
They do not completely decompose but breakdown
into smaller pieces called microplastics.
Main sources of marine litter:- Litter washed into drains, rivers and lakes
- Wind blown landfill waste- Accidental input e.g. shippingcontainers washed over board- Illegal dumping
Plastics make upof all marine litter from surfacewaters to deep-sea sediments1
Land based activitiesaccount forof marine litter found in our oceans2
BALLACH MUIRECUCKOO WRASSE
SIORC GORMBLUE SHARK
MÍOL MÓR DRONNACHHUMPBACK WHALE
RÓN GLASGREY SEAL
DEILF BHOLGSHRÓNACH BOTTLENOSE DOLPHIN
LEATHERBACK TURTLETURTAR AN DROIMLEATHAIR
Entanglement & ingestion by marine animals
Damages picturesque coastlines & beaches
Destroys habitats & helps spread invasive species
Impacts local economies, human health & safety
Discarded fishing nets can continue to catch fish (ghost fishing) & can also cause vessel damage
How long? This is for illustrative purposes only. Real degradation times depend on the type ofplastic & the environmental conditions of exposure. Estimations gathered from various sources.
Sources:
Note: litter items selected from: Anna Maria Addamo, Perrine Laroche, Georg Hanke, Top Marine BeachLitter Items in Europe, EUR 29249 EN, Publications Office of the European Union, Luxembourg, 2017.
1 Thevenon, F., Carroll C., Sousa J. (editors), 2014. Plastic Debris in the Ocean: The Characterization ofMarine Plastics & their Environmental Impacts, Situation Analysis Report. Gland, Switzerland: IUCN.
2 Jambeck et al., Plastic waste inputs from land into the ocean, Science, February 2015.
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The oceanscontain over
150 million tons of
plastic waste
Every year up to 8 million tons are added.2
This is equivalent to dumping the contents of one
rubbish truck into the ocean every minute.
NorthPacificGyre
SouthPacificGyre
SouthAtlantic
Gyre
IndianOceanGyre
NorthAtlantic
Gyre
Ocean currents carry marine litter
to different areas, resulting in large
concentrations coming together
in five main regions known as gyres.
Ocean currents can also carry
marine litter into coastal areas
and onto beaches, polluting
coastlines and ports.
DID YOU KNOW? THIS IS A GLOBAL PROBLEM WITH RISKS TO THE ENVIRONMENT SO ITS TIME TO RETHINK PLASTICS
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