Plastic Ocean Pollution In An Amazing Display in Vancouver, Canada

A group of action figures created with waste plastics removed from beaches, water and shorelines are now on display at Kitsilano Beach in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. They were created by the multidisciplinary artist Caitlin Doherty. She designed and created the human-looking characters with plastic junk removed from Canadian waters.

The group of figures named "plastic beachgoers" makes a very pointed comment on human's contribution to plastic pollution of the oceans. As anyone who is even vaguely concerned about the tons of plastic being deposited into the world's oceans on an ongoing basis, this creative display makes a very strong point.

Humans love affair with plastic is destroying the oceans!

The evidence is in. Recent research indicates that micro-plastics now enter the food chain at just about every level. Sealife including fish, turtles, and sea birds are mistaking plastic for food and in various parts of the world are dying in their thousands after ingesting plastic bags and other one-time-use plastics.

At what point do we get off the plastic merry-go-round and make serious global efforts to reduce one-use plastic? Yes, there are a number of initiatives around the globe in various stages of testing but it is not just up to governments and industry, it must be up to every single individual on planet earth.

I have written before about the degradation of our oceans. They are not infinite. They are an integral part of our biosphere, a huge carbon sink that is not there to forever be exploited. We humans owe our lives to the seas and oceans. I love what Caitlan Doherty is doing to bring attention to this global problem and I hope this article will lend impetus to getting her message and her plastic people to all parts of the world.

Procrastination is not an option. The clock is ticking and it is beginning to sound ominous. If you are reading this article and you have a concern about the plasticization of the earth's oceans and would like to have this display in your town, I'm sure you can contact Caitlan through Facebook, Twitter or Instagram. I do not know her but I love what she has created.

The big problem today is not saving the planet; it is about saving us from plastic. Plastic is stifling this planet. At the risk of repeating myself, it is being consumed by the sea animals and land animals we consume. Ergo, humans are consuming plastic in ever-increasing amounts. The Great Lakes are now polluted with microplastic balls; as are the fish that inhabit the lakes. There are now 8 million metric tonnes of plastic discarded into the oceans each year.

Glaciers all over the world are retreating with a dire recent warning that Canadian glaciers will disappear in another 50 years, creating rising ocean levels that we are far from prepared for. Global warming and ever-increasing storm intensity will place people who live near coastlines, rich or poor, in peril.

What part of global warming, rising oceans and uber mega plastic polluted oceans don't so many people understand?

Want to help or contribute? Google this phrase " I want to help stop plastic in our oceans" with your location. Every little hand helps.

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