Saving the Oceans
Representing Florida
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Our cause is one of many others in the state of Florida, renowned for it's shining coastlines
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The state of Florida has created numerous efforts to keep our beaches free from plastic, such as the plastic straw ban in late 2019.
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Florida is currently aiming for a 75% recycling rate in 2020
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22% of all waste is recycled in the Miami-Dade County, and our state's recycling rate is currently around 54%
Bottom Line: By Cleaning Our Oceans, we are cleaning our home state as well.
Representing Florida International University
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What started out as a Project for our school turned into a devotion for each of us.
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FIU has a countless number of Recycling houses around campus, in fact their recycling rate is at 30%
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In other words: 30% of all waste is recycled, FIU recycles 39 tons of plastic on a weekly basis
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FIU is one of the best representatives in Florida when it comes to saving the oceans and recycling. coming in 1st place in the 2017 Recyclemania event, and continued to remain the top representative in 2019
Calling all Students and Alumni: By volunteering in beach cleanups with us you are representing your School as well!
What You Want to Know
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According to a hearing by Dr. Jonathan Baille:
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"About 40% (180 million tons) of plastic is used once before discarded."
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In other words: 2 out of 5 plastic bottles are used once before we throw them out unknowingly
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"A 2015 study suggested that an estimated 150 million tons of plastic are currently wasting away in our oceans, with 5.3 to 14 million tons entering the ocean each year
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If those numbers remained constant today, we'd have over 206 million tons of plastic in our ocean.
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"Marine life confuse Six-Pack rings for food, thus plastics of all sizes are linked to Digestive track problems to Death."
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