Plastic in the Ocean: The role of hospitals
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Plastic in the Ocean:The role of hospitals
Erik FloydOcean Recovery Alliance
International Anaesthesiologists Conference, Hong Kong
March 14, 2011
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Plastic in hospitals
Short useful life, long damaging afterlife
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• 90 percent not recycled - Ending up in oceans, countrysides and land fills
• Eco-system and health threats
• Non-biodegradable = long lasting
Hospitals - a major source of plastic waste
Plastic - a growing environmental concern
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Project Kaisei – plastic in the Pacific
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Surface trawling
Trawled 3,500 miles – found plastic in every sample!
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Deep Trawling
850 meters down – found plastic in fish
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Plastic floats
Large samples from the middle of the ocean
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Plastic slowly breaks down
Smaller bits get eaten by fish and birds
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Even small fish are eating plastic
Found 87 plastic pieces in a 5 cm lantern fish!
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Plastic washes up on beaches
Beach cleanups treat symptoms, not a cure
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• Targeted at businesses, universities & hospitals
• Measure plastic footprints
• Develop plastic management strategies – Less waste - supply chains, packaging & end user– Improved recycling programs– More recycled content– Better designs– New biodegradable materials
• Disclosure Requests - Backed by socially responsible investors
An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure
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It is not about “our grandchildren”
It’s about us………
www.oceanrecov.org www.plasticdisclosure.org