What’s the problem with plastic pollution?
According to a Greenpeace report (Plastic Debris in the World’s Oceans, 2006), the world produces 260 million tonnes of plastic per year, of which around 10% ends up in the ocean.
Despite what’s been assumed for many years, this plastic doesn’t simply vanish once it’s there.
Instead, it pollutes the marine ecosystem and is either mistaken for food by larger marine animals such as whales or fish, or continues to float in the water, creating a watery plastic soup.
We’ve all seen the images of whales washing up on beaches and coastlines around the world with their stomachs full of plastic, semi-decomposed birds filled with discarded bottle tops and lighters, and turtles with plastic carrier bags hanging out of their mouths.
The remaining 90% often isn’t recycled and gets sent to landfills where it can sit for hundreds or even thousands of years.
As plastic is an entirely synthetic material, it doesn’t biodegrade and will only degrade or break down into small pieces. As it does degrade, it releases toxins that can pollute the soil, harm the fragile ecosystem and even kill wildlife.
REFERENCE:https://naturaler.co.uk/quotes-on-plastic-pollution/
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