S A V I N G THE EARTH

STARTS WITH Y O U
 RISE O F PLASTIC
400,000,000
tones
C O N S U M P TI O N
IN WORLD
300,000,000
tones

200,000,000
tones

100,000,000 In 2015, around 322 million tons o f

tones plastic were produced worl d wi de
compared to 60 million ton in 1970
0 tones
1950 1970 1990 2000 2015 Source - Geyer et al.
(2017)
 RISE O F PLASTIC
20,000,000 C O N S U M P TI O N
tones

IN INDIA
15,000,000
tones

10,000,000
tones

In 2015, around 18 million tons of

5,000,000
tones plastic were produced in India
compared to 1 million ton in 2001
0 tones Source - Central Pollution Control
1950 1996 2001 2007 2017 Board
9 trillion of plastic waste is thrown away

9
Kgs
%
is being recyceled
91% is going to landfills and oceans through river streams.

- Science
Advances
 A M O U N T OF PLASTIC
W A S T E C R E AT E D I N
INDIA
In the year 2017 based upon data taken from 60 cities of
India, the country generates daily 25,940 tonnes of plastic
waste.
Source -
Central
Pollution
Control
Board

Only 60% of the plastic produced in India is recycled,

43% of India’s plastics are single-use plastic being used for
balance 9400
packaging Tonnes of plastic is left unattended in the
environment causing land, air, and water pollution. Source - FICCI
 PLASTIC IS EVERYWHERE
Our oceans contain 300 million tons of plastic and we add another 8 million every
year
- World Wildlife Foundation
Plastic pollution
has reached
most remote
parts
of the World-
Arctic, Antarctic,
Pacific and even- John Hocevar
Rockies Mareen
Biologist
 5 of plastic consumed by us
through eating, breathing,
and drinking
gms
every week

Microplastics - nanoparticles are breathed

through air or enter the b loo d system through f oo d and
water and get lo dged into muscles and organs.
- World Wildlife Foundation
survey
India consumes just 11 kgs of
plastic per capita as compared
to an American using 109 Kgs.

BUT
About 90 % of tot al global
plastic waste comes from rivers
in Asia and China.

This brings us to the conclusion

That plastic consumption of
India has taken over the
capacity to recycle with the
present system of pickers and
segregators
Source- Venkatesh & Kukreti,
2018
 H O W LONG
Orange 1 month
UNTIL IT'S G O N E
Plastic Bag 10-20 years

Styrofoam cup 50-80 years

Tin can 80-200 years

450 years
Plastic bottle

NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration,

 DANGER
TO HUMAN LIFE
Burning of plastic results in the formation of
a class of flame retardants called Halogens.

Collectively, these harmful chemicals are

known to cause the following severe health
problems:
Cancer, Endometriosis, Neurological damage,
Endocrine disruption, Birth defects, and Child
developmental disorders, Reproductive damage,
Immune damage, Asthma, and Multiple organs
damage.
 DANGER
TO MARINE LIFE
The primary cause of 1 million
endangered species is plastic pollution
(UNEP TTC, 2020)

Nearly 45000 marine animals have

ingested plastics and 80 % were injured or
killed.

Plastics can pierce animals from inside or

cause starvation, entanglement, loss of
body parts and suffocation.
Source - www.mohua.g
 Invites Youth Leaders
"TO TURN THE TIDE"
ON PLASTIC POLLUTION IN INDIA
by Participating in the
"TIDE TURNERS PLASTIC CHALLENGE"
 HOW CAN YOU PARTICIPATE?

INSPIRE MOTIVATE CONTRIBUTE

Youth (11-35 years) to People (35+) to advocate Volunteers who can

register, complete the the Challenge (social contribute (Content Creation,
challenge and showcase media, eco clubs, Social Media & Tech Support,
the impact of Plastic at all educational institutions and Coordination etc)
levels corporates)
 HOW
INDIVIDUALLY
CAN YOU
CONTRIBUTE?
 1 2

SMALL STEPS Visit Register for the

COMPLIMENTARY
www.turnthetide.in
TOWARDS WEBINAR & navigate
to TIDE TURNERS
Registration form

A BIG 4 Sel ec t 3
CHANGE Select
CEE or WWF

Organization that Associated Partner -

recommended you – Choose any from
CEE or WWF
ISKCON

ACQU
IRE
Knowledge on how
plastic pollution is threatening
life in oceans, other water
bodies and on lands.
ACTION PLAN
AC ADVOC
T ATE
Check your own Inspire friends, family,
consumption and what simple school, college or community
actions you can take to reduce to reduce consumption of
plastic use in your day to day single-use plastics.
life.
 THROUGH CONTENT
CREATION & CIRCULATION

Posters
Videos
Articles Paintings
EARN YOUR TIDE
TURNERS BADGE
AND UNEP

CERTIFICAT
E
 LET US REDUCE
PLASTIC POLLUTION
TOGETHER
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