by Kevin Constant and that they also first Bilbo Beach write water diver be just as good as being dressed water play DDP Nestor and even external walking team of Linden so much marble plastic to file actions in January they were discounted for the driver Tamara also activate the plastic state lade if they remove scripts mining life universe online' from that moment that after camera Alfredo ministries production diving has taught me that not everything is forever it has taught me that change is constant that there is a very close analogy between the sea and our life because there is always an evolution and am Mexican I am from Puerto Morelos that is

where my parents have lived for 40 years I grew up by the sea now I am a diving instructor and I work teaching people to know the sea through this sport the sea is a constant in my life it has an absolute presence because it is part of my family's history of the way we have lived of our sustenance our economy of our recreation this of Where we come from when I'm diving, I feel free, I feel amazed to be submerged and to have a window to that different world.

The first time I saw a massive influx of plastic was about two years ago, and it was truly a moment where I realized how small we are compared to the plastic problem because it was impossible to collect it. We went to the sea with some people to try to contain it, and we worked for several hours catching every piece of plastic we could, and at the end of that day, there was no difference in the water. That day, well, I'll never forget it because it's an image that reminds me that I myself consume those products. It was when I realized that I really had to start consuming differently and that the packaging of the products I buy isn't going to disappear when I put them in a trash can.

Plastic is a resistant material that serves us, but I think that disposable plastic and single-use plastic is a material that we have to reduce. We are producing much more plastic than we can recycle, and we are using it for only a few minutes before it is thrown away again. We continue to be surprised by the fact that plastic It reaches nature, but we don't ask ourselves where else the garbage truck will go. It passes by, and for us, the problem is over.

Quintana Roo depends on the tourism industry, and the tourism industry depends on ecosystems and the natural environment. If our seas, our reefs, our jungles, and the cenotes are degraded by pollution, tourism will be affected, and in the long run, we won't be able to enjoy that industry or make a living from it if the natural environment is polluted. Plastic comes from everywhere: it comes from China, it comes from Honduras, it comes from the US, it comes from parts of Mexico. Plastic can disappear from our sight, but once created, it will take hundreds or thousands of years to decompose, and even broken down into smaller pieces, it will still be here. It will still be on this same planet where it was produced.

The diving industry in Mexico can be a leader in developing a system that proves we can carry out our activities while reducing single-use plastic waste, especially. In diving, there are many of us who are using metal containers and a system of Refilling also reduces the costs of the things we consume because buying a 20-liter water jug is much cheaper than buying 20 one-liter bottles. When these alternative ways of operating become common, then we are carrying out a long-term change. And when you start to see the use of these resources in a more comprehensive way, you realize that it is neither that difficult nor that pleasant.

In my generation, since there weren't so many disposable products, we did our shopping in baskets and bags that we reused. What is more difficult is changing people's habits in our society. It might seem very selfish to ask everyone to prioritize reducing plastic when there are many other priority needs that are not yet met, but that is where I think governments should offer options that make sense. There is a very clear trend in the world that shows that it is possible to carry out a ban on single-use plastic. would like this region in the future to be a real example of environmental conservation,

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