“Mom, next time I want to go to a different beach, this one is full of plastic and other
trash,” said Anna disgusted. Plastic waste has been a problem in oceans for a long time.
While there are people trying to fix this, the plastic continues to take over our oceans.
According to the scientist in the article, there will be more weight of plastic than fish in the
oceans. This is a huge problem, that us as a society need to fix.
Plastic comes from many different places. It is found in every single country around the world.
Some of the most common waste found are soda bottles, fishing nets, and other fishing
equipment. China is the most accounted for, because they dump the most plastic out.
Waste is also found in household items like toothpaste, deodorant, and sunscreen.
There are many different types of wildlife affected by the waste. A whale was found dead,
with 17 pounds of plastic, and over 80 shopping bags blocking it's way to digest food.
Fish and birds are other types of wildlife that are affected.
Scientist estimate 663 species in the ocean that plastic hurts.
It is unknown whether humans are affected or not by the plastic. Some of the plastics have
additives that can do damage to human hormones. Also, 83% of drinking water is contaminated,
and 93% of bottled water contains plastic. There are organizations like the #stopsucking
campaign
to stop all the plastic waste. They’re trying to get rid of all plastic straws and banning plastic shopping
bags.
Plastic is absolutely killing our environment, and we are the reason. We continue to throw it out,
instead of recycling it. The article says that a garbage truck of waste goes into the ocean every
minute. That is absolutely pitiful. In order to stop this nonsense, we must come together, and fix it.
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