Take Action
You have the power to effect change! Messages from tens of thousands of people can help stop the destruction of our oceans and gain safeguards for endangered species like turtles and polar bears.Every informed voice counts, and there is strength in numbers. When you understand what's important and how your activism can help, you'll be able to affect the future of the oceans.
Below are a few petitions from organizations aiming to combat plastic pollution and in turn save the aquatic animals.
Center for Biological Diversity: Save Our Marine Wildlife From Deadly Plastic Pollution
To safeguard our oceans from lethal plastic waste, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) must act quickly. Our oceans are already suffocating from billions of pounds of plastic waste. Every year, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) allows plastic companies to dump even more harmful plastic pollution into our oceans without fear of repercussions, killing marine life and driving species closer to extinction. Under the Clean Water Act, the EPA has the authority to regulate plastic as a pollutant. Center for Biological Diversity calls on the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to take immediate action against plastic makers and to stop using our oceans as dumping grounds for deadly plastic.
World Wildlife Fund: Join the Fight Against Plastic Pollution
Plastic contamination in the ocean has major effects for people's health and livelihoods. It also has catastrophic consequences for marine life, including fish, sea turtles, whales, birds, coral reefs, and much more. Every country is affected by the plastics dilemma. And every country must have a role in the solution: we need a coordinated global response, with governments around the world taking responsibility for reducing marine plastic pollution.
Friends of the Earth: Demand a new law to end plastic pollution
Marine animals eat the plastic as it breaks down into tiny fragments. A mix of dangerous chemicals can be transferred up the food chain as a result of all this plastic pollution. Although there is mounting evidence that we absorb microplastics, the long-term impacts on human health remain unknown. Please sign this petition to inform the UK government that a new law is needed to eliminate plastic pollution.
Plastic Pollution Coalition: Your Voice Counts!
Sign these petitions to help halt plastic pollution and its harmful effects. From assisting in the opposition of new and expanded petrochemical facilities in the United States to urging Amazon to stop spreading pollution through plastic, you can help bring change.
Plastic Soup Foundation: Amazon refuses to share information about its plastic footprint.
According to the American NGO Oceana, the online retail behemoth used 211 million kilogrammes of plastic packaging in 2019. More than 10 million kilos of material may have ended up in the water. Despite disputing the statistics, Amazon has never specified how much plastic packaging it uses. The corporation refuses to divulge any information about its plastic impact or how much of it winds up in the ocean. The plastic problem is so massive that it's easy to become discouraged. It nearly appears to be too enormous to handle. However, keep in mind that humans are resourceful. You, too, can do a lot more to help the oceans, the earth, and yourself than you think! So, get involved and make a difference!