The damage caused by ocean plastics and what we can do with Environmentalist Tim Silverwood

In Episode 47 I sat down with Environmentalist and fellow Aussie ocean lover Tim Silverwood. Tim is the Co-Founder of Take 3 an organisation that encourages people to collect rubbish and dispose of it correctly. He has also recently featured in the documentary 'Blue' and is an absolute wealth of knowledge when it comes to where we are going wrong in terms of damaging this planet and what we can all do to fix it! Get ready folks... some of the statistics around the damage we have caused is mind blowing! In this episode we covered: •Tim's childhood •How he found a love for protecting the planet •How he got involved with Take 3 and became a Co-Founder of this charity •The documentary Blue including information about the key topics it covers •What are ocean plastics and what is the REAL problem we are faced with? •Is the damage reversible? •What are micro plastics? •Is ingesting micro-plastics dangerous? •Plastics in drinking water and soil •Banning single use plastics in Australia •Statistics about the destruction ocean plastics have caused and what they are projected to cause •Are there certain areas of the world who are contributing more to the industrialisation of the ocean •What we can ALL do to help the planet regenerate, perhaps even reverse damage, and prevent further destruction •The Take 3 charity and what it's mission is •and much much more If you care about the ocean and the entire planet earth ecosystem then you need to kick up a chair and listen to this. Speaking personally this conversation got me thinking about a number of things that I can do to help our planet. If you know anyone else in this space that has an important message to share around the preservation of our planet please shoot me a DM on Instagram (@plant_proof) or email [email protected] - this is a topic I am very passionate about and am going to continue discussing on the show. Resources: Take 3 website Take 3 Instagram Tim Silverwood Instagram Blue The Film If you enjoyed the episode and have a spare 1-2 minutes please leave a review on iTunes so the Plant Proof podcast ranks higher and becomes more discoverable for other listeners. And if you have any friends that you think will benefit from listening to this episode or any of the other Plant Proof episodes please share the link - together we can make this world a healthier place. Currently, the Plant Proof podcast can be listened to on iTunes, Google Podcasts (note: use the google podcast app not google play), Spotify, Stitcher, Soundcloud or on the Plantproof.com directly. If you listen on iTunes be sure to hit 'subscribe'or 'follow' on Spotifyso you are instantl...