They aim to inspire people to lead a more sustainable life in creative ways. Hubbub are a charity creating “environmental campaigns with a difference”. And that’s where Hubbub’s plastic boat comes in. So it’s vital to find ways to inform people of the problem in inspirational and exciting ways. We all have to take measures to reduce our plastic usage if we’re going to make any big changes. The fight to save our planet is a huge, overwhelming one. Many companies including the coffee chain, Pret, are planning to drop all single-use plastics by 2025. Lots of businesses are also joining the mission to cut down on plastic. For example, there are proposed bans on plastic straws and cotton buds. The government are trying to make changes to reduce the usage of plastic.

This plastic, alongside the masses of plastic litter carelessly discarded, can eventually end up in the sea.īy 2050 it’s predicted that there will be more plastic in the sea than fish. But things get even worse as plastic often escapes from landfills and drops off trucks and boats during transport. Given that we haven’t had plastic around for 400 years, we don’t even know if it will ever fully degrade. Most plastics aren’t biodegradable and can take more than 400 years to degrade. The rest is burned or dumped in landfills. Only a tiny fraction – around 9% – of plastic is recycled. Plastic may be cheap and durable, but it’s ruining the world we live in beyond repair. Grabbing a plastic covered bunch of bananas and drinking from a single-use bottle of water has become the norm. Just think about how much plastic you’ve bought or used in the past week, month, and if you dare, year. Plastic as a material is incredibly ingrained in our society. Their latest campaign aims brings the issue to light in an interesting and unusual way. To combat this, environmental charity Hubbub have tried to grab the attention of those who are indifferent. It’s getting plenty of media attention and new thinkpieces are popping up everyday.īut for those who aren’t interested in the impact plastic is having on our planet, it’s easy to ignore the headlines. It’s pretty impossible to avoid hearing about the problem of plastic at the moment.

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