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On March 18th, the body of a curvier beaked whale was retrieved from Davao Bay in the Philippines. The cause of death – starvation and dehydration as a result of ingesting ninety pounds of nylon rope, plastic bags, and other plastic objects found stuffed in the animal’s stomach!
A month later and a half a world away, a pregnant sperm whale was found dead off the coast of Sardinia. In this poor animal, marine biologist retrieved nearly fifty pounds of routine plastic products – fishing nets, fishing lines, flip flops and plastic bag, pipes, plates and drinking cups!
“These tragic stories are not isolated or freak occurrences but a series of troubling statistics that point towards growing global problem – our oceans are becoming clogged with plastic detritus and debris.” said Carlton Nettleton, Chief Product Owner at Applied Frameworks and co-creator of CSP Fast Pass. “Something needs to be done about this complex global problem because the status quo is untenable. If we do nothing, and continue along our current (mis)use of plastic, the oceans are going to become a plastic soup.”
Since 1997, when the Great Pacific Garbage Patch was first discovered in the North Pacific gyre, our awareness of the amount of plastic clogging our oceans, and its impact to marine life, has grown. Here are some data points meant to shock you about the severity of the problem:
“When Carlton shared the impact of this problem with me, I knew we had a unique opportunity to help others see what we were seeing.” said Jason Tanner, CEO of Applied Frameworks and co-creator of CSP Fast Pass. “Over the course of the next three days at Scrum Gathering Austin, we are going to use our expertise with frameworks to help raise awareness of this problem, explore why we do not do more to resolve this challenge and inspire action.”
Visit us at Booth #600 to learn more about this problem, share your perspective, commit to making a change in your use of plastic and inspire others to change their behaviors. Each day, we will be exploring a different elements related to the problem of an ocean of plastic to gain deeper understanding of why this challenge is so hard to resolve.
If you cannot make it to Scrum Gathering Austin, we will be scheduling a few on-line forums to allow you the chance to participate in this project and help understand why this problem is not getting resolved. In the meantime, learn more about this problem, recycle the existing plastic found in your home, think of ways to reduce your use of plastic and share your direct action.