The Plastic Problem
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If you can look at a picture of a turtle caught in plastic and feel no need to try to and at least talk about it with someone. If you feel no need to try to better yourself when it comes to recycling and your trash then I don't care you don't have a big enough heart to give back to your ecosystem. The life in the oceans do so much for the human race to live and grow yet all we do to thank them is dump pounds on pounds of trash into their home just to 'get rid of it'? It ends with you.
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71 percent of the earth is covered in water, from oceans to rivers, lakes to bays, fresh and saltwater play a big role in everybody's life. 70 percent of water on earth, is ocean. Ocean filled with turtles, dolphins, sharks, and much more. But if you take a minute to really think about what is really going on, what the teachers don't teach you about and what is basically hidden by the different new stories going around. Well I'll tell, 14 billion pounds of garbage and unwanted trash has been dumped into the ocean by cargo ships and cruise liners and other ocean based sources, millions of seabirds and marine life have been killed off by pollution in the past few years. But nobody cares am I right? I mean it is just the ocean right? So what if thousands of innocent animals die because of the selfishness of this this society? If you agreed to any of those questions as being REAL questions you have, then you my no so much friend are the plastic problem.
If you are interested in this enough to make a change, or to try and support people who are taking action then please visit the link listed down below. There is a petition type of online paper that you sign to make Nestle stop using plastic in their products. It is a little step compared to how much should be done but, taking baby steps can often lead to loads of success if played out the right way. The website also has different ways you could live your life to help better the environment. Facts are given about not only pollution but whaling, wildlife, and so much more.
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Stopping all trash from getting into the oceans and other bodies of water is a little far fetched but there are things that anyone can do to help prevent the amount from growing, and help the ocean.
-Support organizations -Make safe seafood choices ( sounds silly but the fish populations are being used which creates loss of habitat and life of that fish. -USE FEWER PLASTIC PRODUCTS -Help take care of the beach, if you see a piece of plastic just lying there, pick it up. If you think by burying it in the sand will help with the pollution problem you are wrong. Just get up and throw it away. Those are only a few examples but if you want more here is a link you can visit. |