Picture the ocean. Do you see shimmering fish? Swaying seaweed? Majestic whales? What about that crumpled, single-use plastic bottle you used last week? Even if you recycled it, there’s a chance it was part of the 70% of single-use plastic bottles that don’t end up in a recycling facility.
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We’re on track to have more plastic waste in the ocean than fish by 2050
Here’s one way you can help change that.
Not only has plastic production increased exponentially (from 15 million metric tons in the 1960s to 311 million metric tons in 2014) but the amount of it in the ocean has as well. At the current rate of single-use plastic use and waste, there will be more plastic in the ocean than fish by 2050.
Despite our best efforts to recycle, Americans still use 2,000 plastic bottles every second. All of that adds up. Every minute, a dump truck’s worth of plastic ends up in the ocean.
But change is possible, and your choices can help. By switching to Brita, you can replace up to 1,800 single-use plastic bottles a year.* If you already care about the environment, you can drink like you care too.
*Based on the use of six Brita® pitcher filters per year. One filter can replace up to 300 16.9oz water bottles.