Deep sea greens, ocean blues, a North Sea green-grey and foamy whites all reminding us today that “the ocean is not an ashtray”.  And if you’re taking part in a beach clean up this month, we salute you!
Lest we forget: “Please tread gently, we live on a fragile planet”.
WATCH: “A MILLION PLASTIC BOTTLES A MINUTE”
So shocking I can hardly get my head around this…
We buy a million plastic bottles a minute
(worldwide)

Fewer than half of the plastic bottles purchased in 2016 were recycled – only 7 percent were made into new bottles
The number of plastic bottles sold yearly is expected to increase by 20 percent by 2021 and reach more than half a trillion plastic bottles sold every year by 2020
From Dr. Mercola’s website: “While most plastic water and soda bottles are made from highly recyclable polyethylene terephthalate (PET), most such bottles end up littering oceans and landfills. The Guardian reported that fewer than half of the plastic bottles purchased in 2016 were recycled, and only 7 percent were made into new bottles.3 In the U.S., one of the top waste-generating countries, littering is a major issue, especially in the form of single-use plastics, like soda bottles, drinking straws and potato chip bags.
According to environmental advocacy group Ocean Conservancy, some plastic products persist for so long, even in salty ocean water, that they’ll still be recognizable after 400 years.4 “...