Earbuds too small to cause concern? Hear this: 1.5 billion single-use plastic cotton buds are produced each day!
And most end up in our waterways and oceans. In fact, each year, 18 billion pounds of plastic land up in the ocean killing millions of marine animals.
Hofman’s heart-wrenching photo of a tiny sea horse latching its tail around a dirty plastic earbud made a great statement on the conditions we are giving to our marine life.
And by 2050, there could be more plastic than fish in the sea…! If you care about that, do make a small switch – replace plastic with bamboo swabs.