The plastics industry is seriously concerned about the issue of marine litter.  It is unacceptable that unwanted plastic is found discarded in marine and river environments and more effort is needed by all concerned to improve waste management on shore and on vessels at sea.  Education is needed to change littering behaviour and to this end, industry is very active in promoting end of life waste management on land; and is actively participating in workshops to discuss the problem and possible solutions of marine litter with experts. 
We need to find out if there are any cost effective solutions to removing plastic waste in the oceans that has accumulated over the past years and we need to better understand the consequences to the environment of the material that may remain in the ocean in years to come.

To find out more about:

• How much plastic is contributing to marine litter
• How plastic in the oceans gets there
• How much harm plastic in the oceans represents to wildlife
• If there is any risk of toxins being released from plastic floating in the sea
• What society can do about the problem of plastics getting into the sea
• If its possible to clean up the seas of plastic waste
• The role that bio-degradable plastics might play in helping to alleviate the problem of marine litter
  
  

Go to:

• projectkaisei.org/press.html
• marinedebrissolutions.org
• http://marine-litter.gpa.unep.org
• http://www.io-warnemuende.de
• http://www.oceanconservancy.org
• http://www.espo.be/Home.aspx
• http://www.coastalcleanup.org
• http://www.oceanfutures.org  
• http://www.eucc.net
• http://www.noaa.gov
• http://www.ifremer.fr