Technopor ceviche? Little baggage? Sweaty from plastic bottles? In a bizarre future we could find these “delicacies” on the table. Chef Luciano Mazzetti joins Oceana, the world’s largest marine conservation organization, to warn of the serious impacts of plastic pollution on the Peruvian sea.
The popular chef of the “Travel and Test” program shared a video on his social networks with the hashtag #ComeSinPlastico to imagine the future that awaits us if we continue with the excessive consumption of single-use plastics such as bottles, bags, technopor and straw.
In the video we see the chef looking for good fish at the market in the Chorrillos dock, but soon the mackerel, bonito and horse mackerel are becoming the most common plastics that we use every day.
“Did you know that 95% of marine litter is made up of plastics? Almost 950 thousand tons of plastic are consumed in Peru a year and we need to reduce that consumption. Recycling is not enough ”, Mazzeti posted on his Facebook and Instagram accounts.
#ComeSinPlastico is an initiative of Oceana to reduce the consumption of plastics and replace them with reusable and durable alternatives such as fabric bags, tomatodos and glass containers.
Take into account
Single-use plastics are the objects we use for just a few minutes and then discard.
- Plastic bags: they take 15 minutes and take 400 years to degrade
- Technopor: typical of food delivery, one of the most damaging, takes up to 500 years to disappear. It’s practically inflated plastic!
- Cañita: largely unnecessary, a simple accessory that we do not need to drink directly from the glass. It degrades in 200 years.
- Plastic Bottles: One million plastic bottles are purchased worldwide per minute. It degrades up to 450 years.
- Every minute in the world, a truck with plastic is thrown into the sea. Today it is estimated that more than 8 million tons of plastic are thrown into the sea each year
- Lima and Callao generate 886 tons of plastic waste a day.
- More than 37 countries have adopted single-use plastics restrictions to date
Oceana is the largest international advocacy organization dedicated solely to ocean conservation. Oceana is rebuilding abundant and biodiverse oceans by winning science-based policies in countries that control one-third of the world’s wild fish catch. With more than 225 victories that stop overfishing, habitat destruction, pollution, and the killing of threatened species like turtles and sharks, Oceana’s campaigns are delivering results. A restored ocean means that 1 billion people can enjoy a healthy seafood meal, every day, forever. Together, we can save the oceans and help feed the world. Visit www.oceana.org to learn more.