HugTheWhales

Scientific Expedition (Ocean pollution and sperm whales population in Mediterranean Sea) - follow us at

[Mcr Met Sustainability Team @McrMetSustain]

SOUND THE ALARM! Great turn out today for the Manchester Climate Strike! Our young people leading the way in the fight for our future!Simultaneous alarms symbolising the time to act is now! #climatestrike #YouthStrike4Climate #peopleandplanet #TheUnionMMU

[Centre for Nanotechnology in Medicine (CNTM) @CntmMcr]

Words mean nothing unless there are actions behind them -
🌊🌳 #UniteBehindTheScience #CivicEngagement #FridaysForFuture #CyclingInsteadOfDriving 🚴‍♂️🚴‍♀️🚗 #recycling ♻️ #ConsumeSustainably 🚿🚱✈️🛒 #StopSingleUsePlastic #GreeningYourCity

[BBC News (World) @BBCWorld]

Millions of children are expected to take part in a global #climatestrike today. How important is individual action in the face of climate change?
https://t.co/42iVnnopG2

[Just One Ocean @JustOneOcean]

Crowds are building in #Portsmouth. What's happening where you are #myclimatestrike? #ExtinctionRebellion #climatechange @PlasticFreePort @portsmouthnews @portsmouthuni @UOP_SEES

[Plastic Pollutes @PlasticPollutes]

"We’ve Hit Peak Plastic. Now What?" What is Peak Plastic? It is the point in time, across the planet, when the marginal benefit in use of plastic material is outweighed by its detrimental impact to ourselves and the environment. #plasticpollutes https://t.co/yh1Id3cM1O

[Surfers Against Sewage @sascampaigns]

We need a big shift towards reducing single-use plastic packaging for food and drinks, rather than just recycling - say MPs in a new report. 👏👏 #ThursdayThoughts

https://t.co/VeTMbdT7vW

[Surfers Against Sewage @sascampaigns]

“It is a scary thing that this is what our generations will be remembered for.” 😔

Plastic pollution is entering the fossil record - a geological mark of how we're suffocating our planet with plastic. The #AgeofPlastic must end.

https://t.co/MKlMnaaIBL

[Surfers Against Sewage @sascampaigns]

🥕 Let's get food naked 🥕 Good luck to #PlasticFreeMold who are holding a #MassUnwrap tomorrow highlighting excessive #plastic packaging in supermarkets.

Want to hand the wrap back where you live? Link up with your local #PlasticFreeCommunities here 👉 https://t.co/NaTMYDF2v4

[Surfers Against Sewage @sascampaigns]

We’re blown away by the nominations we’ve received for the first ever Plastic Free Awards! But we know the summer holiday deadline meant some of you haven’t been able to submit yours yet, so we’ve extended the deadline until Friday 27th September!
https://t.co/YQxkH6MwnC

[A Plastic Planet @aplastic_planet]

🚰 1million plastic bottles are bought each min. as of 2017
🚱 3million tonnes of packaging is produced by @CocaCola yearly - only 9% is recycled
🌊 Between 5-13million tonnes of plastic leaks into the oceans

@NatGeo looks at the infamous plastic bottle https://t.co/1YkbZBLi3d

[Plastic Pollutes @PlasticPollutes]

'Americans consume some 70,000 microplastic particles a year.'
Estimating how much plastic we eat, drink and breathe will help determine health risks. https://t.co/EwoObqjEuZ #plasticpollutes

[Surfers Against Sewage @sascampaigns]

This sculpture is a powerful reminder of the seals and other animals that become trapped in our plastic pollution. 🌊🥤

The seal and her pup are made from plastic found polluting the local beach. @EssexWildlife

https://t.co/9LH78NZ7Qy

[Plastic Pollutes @PlasticPollutes]

Can small fragments of plastic bags and straws change large-scale oceanographic processes? Scientists suggest that this is a distinct possibility. https://t.co/RHI092W0PK

[CLEAN MYSURU @cleanmysuru]

93% of bottled water contains microplastic

[Surfers Against Sewage @sascampaigns]

Humans have discarded more than 6.3 billion metric tons of plastics - and one way or another, we're still living with nearly all of it. #ThursdayThoughts

https://t.co/ttlqOMNmPJ

[A Plastic Planet @aplastic_planet]

"If the amount of household waste is such a problem, why are we emphasising recycling rather than reduced packaging?" Exactly @1RossGittins 👏
Recycling is a smokescreen not a solution. To make any significant difference we need to #turnofftheplastictap https://t.co/GKLVYd3Jn8

[European Commission @EU_Commission]

Single-use plastics? Kiss them goodbye!
The new single-use plastics strategy will address 70 percent of marine litter, including the top 10 single-use plastic products found on European beaches and abandoned fishing gear.
Learn more → https://t.co/yJ2uipYo05
#PlasticsStrategy

[Greenpeace International @Greenpeace]

Together with @HighSeasAllianc & @IUCN_Ocean we've taken the message of ocean protection directly to the UN! Inside this building govt officials are negotiating a #GlobalOceanTreaty - this beautiful whale sculpture is telling them to #ProtectTheOceans 🐳#OneOceanOnePlanet