While it definitely is great to see growing awareness and attention surrounding plastic pollution in the recent year or so - even in Southeast Asia which I'm super glad about, I think we're still a long shot from alleviating it, probably due to the common notion that a single action or a single individual 'doesn't make that much of a difference' when it comes to tackling this big of an issue. I'm a strong believer of the opposite opinion though, and have seen with my own eyes people changing (their mindsets, their habits) at least partially through following the examples that others around them set - and it's definitely a happy sight.
First I'll set the mood of urgency around this topic using this lovely infographic (I've started to LOVE infographics - appealing, visual, informative, condensed. Great communicators) about the whale in Indonesia that recently died, plus a nice lil tweet:
