They Are More than Just Toys

Ocean pollution is one of the biggest challenges faced by the environment. Each day thousands of tonnes of trash and waste is dumped into the ocean, which pollutes the water and harms all marine life. In order to save the ocean and its inhabitants, we need to educate the next generation to know more about ocean pollution, so they grow up to be more aware of how to prevent trash and waste from polluting the ocean and harming marine life. This is why an environmental protection organization has created Pollutoys. These toys look normal from the outside, but they have a powerful secret. The marine animals’ stomachs are full of trash that they always eat in nature. From plastic bottles to rubber gloves and carrier bags, when you undo these toys’ zips, the trash starts falling out. Each of the Pollutoys comes with a picture storybook, explaining exactly how they have so much rubbish in their stomachs and how we can stop it from happening in the future. It’s actually a perfect way to help educate children about the dangers of plastic in the ocean. Learning through playing with toys, they are more likely to take these messages with them into adult life. About nine million tonnes of plastic waste ends up in the ocean each year, killing over one million sea birds and many more marine animals. If nothing changes, there will be more plastic than fish in the ocean by the year 2050. Let’s hope that through more amazing creations such as Pollutoys, we can spread more knowledge about ocean pollution and create a future where more people work to protect the ocean.