
Conservation officer Basil Pather, Durban, South Africa: “There’s just a smothering.”

Plastic waste kills an estimated 1.1 million animals each year.

The Beachwood Mangrove Reserve is flooded with up to five tons of plastic each week.
Conservation officer Basil Pather, Durban, South Africa: “There’s just a smothering.”
Plastic waste kills an estimated 1.1 million animals each year.
The Beachwood Mangrove Reserve is flooded with up to five tons of plastic each week.