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Plastic Oceans The Prevention of Plastics from Mississauga Entering Streams, Rivers, The Great Lakes and The Ocean Presention by: Ruwanthi Halwala IHTEC | Plastic Oceans | R. M. Halwala
Introduction Ruwanthi (Ru) Halwala, Hon B. Sc. , University of Toronto, Mississauga IHTEC intern- Case Study Contact: rm. halwala@gmail. com Julia Morton- Marr, B. Ed. , Founding president International Holistic Tourism Education Centre (IHTEC) Canadian Educational Charitable NGO Peace and Sustainability Education ECOSOC (United Nations Economic and Social Council) status http: //www. ihtec. org 3 IHTEC | Plastic Oceans | R. M. Halwala
Captain Charles Moore Pioneer in discovering the Eastern Pacific garbage patch, stimulating research, and developing protocols for monitoring beach/marine plastics, now used worldwide http: //www. algalita. org Source: http: //www. algalita. org/about-us/bios/charles. html 4 IHTEC | Plastic Oceans | R. M. Halwala
Land to Ocean Issues Polystyrene made practical in 1938 Over 80% from land 5 Gyres www. 5 gyres. org In water : photodegradation Plastic soup Nurdles Bioaccumulation Source: http: //www. californiagreensolutions. com/cgi-bin/gt/tpl. h, content=2467, onemoregeneration. org 5 IHTEC | Plastic Oceans | R. M. Halwala
Plastics and its components can remain in the ocean, and are easily absorbed into organisms, and might even accumulate over the food chain 6 IHTEC | Plastic Oceans | R. M. Halwala
Throwaway economies Contributing to the litter in the ocean and the great lakes Source: http: //wavepatrol. wordpress. com/2010/10/08/the-plastic-shore-waste-build-up-in-the-north-pacific-oceantwice-the-size-of-texas/ 7 IHTEC | Plastic Oceans | R. M. Halwala
Whale dead after consuming plastic Sperm whales generally have a life expectancy of over 70 years Source: http: //envireusablebags. com/2013/04/plastic-litter-kills-a-sperm-whale-in-the-mediterranean/ 8 IHTEC | Plastic Oceans | R. M. Halwala
Sea birds commonly mistake plastic for food 200, 000 Albatross chicks die each year Sources: http: //plasticproblem. blogspot. ca/p/issue. html , http: //animal. discovery. com/birds/ocean-gyrealbatross-ocean-gyre-birds-pictures. htm 9 | Plastic Oceans R. Halwala M. Halwala IHTEC | Plastic Oceans | | R. M.
Case Study –Mississauga, Erindale Significant plastic litter on Highway 403 ramps Pollution, wind, rainurban runoff. Ministry of Transportation contracts out highway cleanup Funding : limited Highway exits, plastic litter smaller than the size of a shoebox Local MPP More community groups, citizen involvement 10 IHTEC | Plastic Oceans | R. M. Halwala
Highway 403 Mississauga: Confederation Parkway 11 IHTEC | Plastic Oceans | R. M. Halwala
Street litter Plastic bits are washed to the sides and enter the drainage system 12 IHTEC | Plastic Oceans | R. M. Halwala
Mississauga/ Peel Region: Currently : Litter. Not, Adopt A Highway/Park Program The Great Shore-Line Cleanup and Pitch-In Canada, Debris By-Law : Fine Eco. Source, Brampton Clean City Committee and Eco Caledon The problem : still present 13 IHTEC | Plastic Oceans | R. M. Halwala
Mississauga/ Peel Region: What we don’t know Community groups – have any adopted the Erin Mills Parkway (Exit 113) ramp on Highway 403? Any progress with cleaning? Corporations / Businesses Education? Who are our litter bugs? 14 IHTEC | Plastic Oceans | R. M. Halwala
International Recommendations Australia: Refunds on plastics returns 10 cents/bottle, built into the sale price 90% of all bottles, cans, “Keep Australia Beautiful” “ You dropped that, Sport” 15 IHTEC | Plastic Oceans | R. M. Halwala
International Recommendations California Littering fine Polystyrene (Styrofoam) prohibition Eliminated plastic bags Germany Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) : fines/ incentives, Source reduction Recycled content laws 16 IHTEC | Plastic Oceans | R. M. Halwala
International Recommendations Australia: Refunds on plastics returns 10 cents/bottle, built into the sale price 90% of all bottles, cans, “Keep Australia Beautiful” “ You dropped that, Sport” 17 IHTEC | Plastic Oceans | R. M. Halwala
IHTEC Recommends Media campaign for Ontario, “ Keep Canada Beautiful” Focus on positive, practical solution Mascot : Canadian, relatable “Cradle to cradle” approach Lids on household recycling bins Increasing littering fines Educational programs, particularly in schools and Universities Incentives 18 IHTEC | Plastic Oceans | R. M. Halwala
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Decomposition rates for common marine debris Land plastics take 500 -1 o 00 years to decompose Source: http: //www. cereplast. com/marine-debris-decomposition-rates/ 20 IHTEC | Plastic Oceans | R. M. Halwala
Conclusion/ Future implications Where do we go from here? Changing how we think about plastics Culture of sustainability Reduce consumerism 21 IHTEC | Plastic Oceans | R. M. Halwala
IHTEC’S Marine Peace Parks? 22 IHTEC | Plastic Oceans | R. M. Halwala
Sources http: //www. kinnelonconserves. net/Why-Is-It-So-Bad-. html http: //kaunewsbriefs. blogspot. ca/2012_01_08_archive. html http: //www. enchantedlearning. com/subjects/whales/species/ Spermwhale. shtml http: //www. californiagreensolutions. com/cgi- bin/gt/tpl. h, content=2467 http: //www. mindfully. org/Berkeley-Plastics-Task- Force. htm http: //www. chrisjordan. com/gallery/midway/#CF 000313%20 18 x 24 23 IHTEC | Plastic Oceans | R. M. Halwala
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