Plastic Ocean
According to estimates, people around the world
Plastic Ocean
According to estimates, people around the world throw away almost four million tons of trash every day,
of which 12.8 percent is plastic, polluting land, air and water.
For last half century, plastic has become an integral part of our daily life.
From furniture to grocery bags, from vehicle parts to toys, plastic is an unavoidable element of our lives in a variety of forms.
However, from being regarded as a very vital presence in the contemporary world,
plastic has now come to be looked upon as a material of immense potential destruction and harm.
As is commonly known, plastic isn’t biodegradable,
which accentuates the threat of lingering waste plastic for years and for generations to come.
People around the world throw away almost four million tons of trash every day,
of which 12.8 percent is plastic, polluting land, air and water.
While plastic thrown into landfills contaminates the soil and groundwater with harmful chemicals and microorganisms,
the effects of marine pollution caused by plastic are immeasurable.
Source: One green Planet / Marien Insight
The Problem with Plastic
Plastic Ocean
The Problem with Plastic
Over 8.3 billion tonnes of plastic have been made since its mass production began in the 1950s.
Only 9% of this plastic has been recycled, the other 91% sits in landfill, floats in our oceans or has been burned.
An estimated 8 million tonnes of plastic enters the ocean every year.
Many animals mistakenly ingest plastic believing it to be a food source.
This can cause injury, suffocation, starvation and often death.
Plastic contaminates our air, land, sea and can enter the human body through the food we eat, the water we drink and the air we breathe.
Source: Take3
