Below the waterline. Copyright Caroline Power Photography.

Are we facing an “Ocean Armageddon, “ with a trillion pieces of plastic in our oceans and 8 million tons added every year ? That’s what Erik Solheim, U.N. Environment Executive Director and Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations, suggested in 2017.

Cibeles Fountain Madrid full of recycled plastic bottles, part of the Plastic Islands Installation by Luzinterruptus, in 2017-18.

Everyone has a role to play – in the cleanup and prevention of single use plastics, microfibers, mismanaged waste, direct dumping , manufacturing, and your personal role as a consumer.

Enlarged microbeads banned by President Barack Obama. Photo by 5 gyres Oregon State University

Green News Update will show you what Adidas, Unilever, Patagonia, Legos and others are doing– and how you can influence change in business practices, manufacturing and policy that will save the oceans and marine life.