Plastic pollution has taking centre stage in environmental degradation and is the lead cause of flooding and related diseases in major human settlements around the world today.

The alarming discovery of micro-plastics in both organic and inorganic foods and its effect on human health requires swift action to reverse the impact of plastics to safeguard our future.

In addition, the world is warming faster than at any point in recorded history. Warmer temperatures over time are changing weather patterns and disrupting the usual balance of nature. This poses many risks to human beings and all other forms of life on Earth.

11 million tons of plastic waste leaks into the ocean each year and by 2050 there will be more plastic than fish in the ocean — if we do not take urgent, collective action.