SPLASTICHIAMO IL MARE Let's get a plastic-free sea
SPLASTICHIAMO IL MARE – INTRODUCTION
Where do all the thousand tons of plastic garbage that every day reach the world sea come from? Why do they represent a huge threat for marine ecosystems? And what can we do to reverse the tide and save the “Blue Planet” from this silent unstoppable invasion? Where do all the thousand tons of plastic garbage that every day reach the world sea come from? Why do they represent a huge threat for marine ecosystems? And what can we do to reverse the tide and save the “Blue Planet” from this silent unstoppable invasion?
An answer to these and many other questions comes from the eco-friendly itinerary in stages “Splastichiamo il mare”, created by WWF AMP Miramare. This itinerary is part of the campaign with the same name, that kicked off at Barcolana 2019 with the support of Est Energy – Gruppo Hera.
At every stage you can access the information on the size of ocean pollution, on the origin of waste, on the effects of macro- and micro-plastics on fishes, cribs, birds, turtles and sea mammals. You will also find tips towards the virtuous behaviours that each of us can adopt to preserve the sea’s health (and our health, too). Each one of us can indeed do his part to reduce the use of plastics in our daily life and to correctly dispose of waste.
All of this is possible thanks to 16 panels placed in 16 “stages” between the Barcola marina and the Scuderie di Miramare (Miramare’s stables – home of our BioMa) and thanks to the QR code included in the panels.
And for those who can't follow the itinerary in person, here are the 16 stages and the links to the relative in-depth information.
- Warning: dangerous species!
Neither sharks nor jellyfishes: the real threat is the waste that every day ends up into the sea. http://www.splastichiamo.it/EN/1/
- Nice to meet you, I’m the plastic!
Versatile and indestructible, we invented it but now we risk to drown in it. http://www.splastichiamo.it/EN/2/
- The seventh continent
Seas and oceans are open-air landfills with islands of plastic as big as states. http://www.splastichiamo.it/EN/3/
- Who brought it up to here?
All the plastic waste produced by cities and industries ends up into the sea. http://www.splastichiamo.it/EN/4/
- From macro- to micro-plastics e
As big as a house or barely visible, plastic waste is a serious problem for the environment http://www.splastichiamo.it/EN/5/
- Plastic is served
From planktons to fishes the we eat, our waste comes back on our table. http://www.splastichiamo.it/EN/6/
- How does it feel?
Trapped dolphins, suffocated turtles, poisoned fishes: the thousand dangers of plastic http://www.splastichiamo.it/EN/7/
- At the seaside!
To free the sea from all the plastic is a massive undertaking, but each one of us can do his part. http://www.splastichiamo.it/EN/8/
- Bottle? No, thanks
Tons of packaging, glasses and disposable products end up into the sea: it’s time to change our habits http://www.splastichiamo.it/EN/9/
- Plastic fishes
Sponges and mussels filter it, mullets and sea beams eat it: the plastic sea spares no one. http://www.splastichiamo.it/EN/10/
- Not everything goes up in smoke
Cigarette ends are insidious waste to the sea and all sea life. http://www.splastichiamo.it/EN/11/
- Into trouble
Turtles, cetaceans and seabirds eat plastic waste or they get trapped in it. http://www.splastichiamo.it/EN/12/
- Freewheeling
The tyres' rubbing on asphalt produces a large amount of microplastics that ends up in the sea. http://www.splastichiamo.it/EN/13/
- Let’s get rid of plastic/1
What can we do for the sea? Let's start from our home! http://www.splastichiamo.it/EN/14/
- Let’s get rid of plastic/2
Bags, wrappings and packages, bottles and phials: choose sustainable materials http://www.splastichiamo.it/EN/15/
- Let’s get rid of plastic/3
Reduce, reuse, recover, dispose of: the sea gives thanks. http://www.splastichiamo.it/EN/16/
This webpage and all the “Splastichiamo il mare” panels were translated by Trieste “Galileo Galilei” High School students (class: 5D, school year 2020/21) under the supervision of teacher Sara Colombo. The translation work is part of a project on ocean pollution and environmental damages caused by plastic waste.