Forty percent of Mauritius’ marine litter is plastic.
Currently, only 9% of plastic all plastic consumed is being recycled, with the rest ending up in landfills or the environment. Plastic’s chemical composition makes it unable to fully decompose, causing pollution to build up and creating problems for our planet and human health. If we keep using plastic at this rate, our planet will suffer.
Plastic can now be found in all seas and oceans of the world from the deepest depths of the Mariana trench to the stomachs of coral reef fish. Plastic pollution that ends up in the world's oceans is some of the most dangerous as these plastics leach chemicals into the aqueous environment, traveling across oceans and having far-reaching effects on other peoples. These plastics are often eaten by sea life and end up in the fish that we catch for food, as well as on our beaches, and contaminate our environment with microplastics that are difficult to remove and have incredibly negative effects that can last generations. Sign below to petition Mauritius' government to take strict action on plastic pollution by investing in new recycling as well as sustainable alternative technologies and implementing single-use bans.