This year, BioMarine set up a consortium of SMEs for the development of bioplastics made of water-soluble, biodegradable marine materials. Your foundation is very involved in the fight against the pollution of the world’s oceans. What message do you think should be addressed to consumers and retailers?
The figures are alarming, and we must all be aware of the problem and take concrete steps. Between 8 and 10 million tonnes of plastic end up in the sea every year, of which single-use packaging accounts for over 60%. Very few bioplastics are currently recycled, and are only truly biodegradable in certain industrial conditions. Consumers and retailers both seem to be waiting for the other to act first. But we need to act urgently to find sustainable alternatives to plastic by making use of more environmentally friendly materials that are degradable in normal conditions and are produced in ways that are less damaging to the environment. We need to change our consumer habits by refusing single-use plastics in favour of re-using certain materials or choosing alternatives that are more sustainable and kinder to the environment. We must be the driving force for change. Industry and large retailers must develop these alternatives and make them available to their customers in order to ensure the circle is as virtuous as possible. It is also vital that we put a stop to the discharge of plastic in the world’s oceans, whose fauna and flora it both threatens. We can no longer afford to be complacent.
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