Our Plastic Oceans - Heavyn Hadl

Our Plastic Oceans do a great job, I think, of bringing people to the realization of just how bad our oceans and water are filled with waste. This is an issue that we have had for years upon years now, but not many people care to try and fix it. They are more worried about themselves instead of what the future holds for the animals in the sea and even generations to come. With the rate we are currently going, the waste is going to constantly be building up and, like landfills, is going to be a huge problem for our great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren. Humans are doing so much harm to this earth, but most people don’t realize. Say, for example, you have trash in your car and you're on the road and nowhere near a trash dispenser. For some people, their first reaction is to use one of their precious fingers, hit one button, and throw the trash outside of the car. And that’s it. They don’t think about it again. Then, let’s say a bad storm causes flooding and that plastic goes into a nearby river or ditch and then it ends up in the ocean. Now, yes, that is just one bottle, but because a lot of people throw their trash out, over time, it had built up and became as bad as it is now. But the thing is, I honestly don't think that people realize what they are doing. I know I didn't before I heard about this issue. I never really realized how bad littering was. Now, I stop myself from littering because I think of the harm it would be doing. But, because of this waste in the ocean, several species are dying and suffering. I love that some people are actually working to try and fix this issue. Kudos to them.