
Plastic and our health
“Since its introduction into the world 70 years ago we are fast approaching a point where we will see more plastic in our ocean than fish” There is an increasing amount of evidence that plastic may be harmful for our health. The main problem is that once created plastic never really goes away and can stick around in our oceans for hundreds of years. It breaks down into smaller pieces known as ‘microplastics’ which can be ingested by animal life. In fact, these microplastics c