Plastic pollution is full of myths. 

Some are comforting (“recycling fixes it”), some are misleading (“biodegradable plastic is harmless”), and some distract us from real solutions.

By unpacking these myths, we can get closer to the truth, and to cleaner oceans. So let's dive right in. 

Truth: Only about 9% of plastic ever produced has been recycled. The rest? Burned, buried, or drifting into rivers and seas. 

Recycling helps, but it’s not a silver bullet. The real solution is reducing how much plastic we make and use in the first place.

Truth: “Biodegradable” doesn’t mean ocean-friendly. 

Many so-called biodegradable plastics only break down in industrial composters, not in the sea, not in landfills. In oceans, they fragment into microplastics like the rest.

Truth: Ocean plastic isn’t just floating in the Atlantic or Pacific. 

It’s in our seafood, our salt, our drinking water, our blood and brains. Plastic pollution is a human health issue, not just an ocean one.

Truth: Every refill, every swap, every conversation adds up. 

Ocean Bottle exists because thousands of people and companies decided to act. 

Together, we’ve already prevented the equivalent of hundreds of millions of bottles from reaching the ocean. Small shifts, multiplied, are powerful.

👉 Reduce single-use plastics (start with bottles, bags, cutlery).

👉 Choose reusables (like Ocean Bottle).

👉 Support businesses tackling plastic at the source.

👉 Question “biodegradable” claims.

👉 Join community clean-ups.

👉 Use your voice to call for better plastic policy.

👉 Share the truth.

Plastic myths keep us stuck. The truth? We’re not powerless. Every Ocean Bottle funds the collection of 1,000 ocean-bound bottles before they reach the sea. 

That’s impact you can hold in your hand.

Start right now by checking out our twilight coastal collection here.