FBA Encourages Corrugated Industry Participation in Intl Plastic Coastal Cleanup
July 26, 2019Fibre Box Association (FBA) would
like to encourage members of the corrugated industry located near a body of
water to participate in the Ocean’ Conservancy’s International Coastal Cleanup® to
be held Saturday, September 21, 2019. This is the world’s largest volunteer
effort on behalf of ocean health.
Ocean trash affects the health of wildlife, people and local economies.
“Plastics now pollute all dimensions of our oceans from the sea surface to the
seafloor, on remote beaches and in Arctic sea ice. The impact ocean plastics
have on marine species is well documented, but increasingly scientists are
concerned about the potential threat of plastics to species at the top of the
marine food chain: humans,” according to Nicholas Mallos, Senior Director,
Trash Free Seas®, Ocean Conservancy.
Every year during Ocean Conservancy’s International Coastal Cleanup®,
hundreds of thousands of volunteers comb lakes, rivers and beaches around the
world for trash. For over three decades, more than 12 million volunteers have
collected over 220 million pounds of trash.