Why plastic pollution is a global problem!
Plastic is a very big problem because it kills wildlife because they accidentally eat it in the ocean and on land.
Plastic is used all over the world. There's a plastic bag, plastic bottles and lots of daily life things are made from plastic. But not many people realize that once they finish using it they just throw it away with realizing the harm it causes. Plastic pollution has become one issue, plastic is made from fossil fuel just over a century old and it produces around one thousand pieces of plastic a day.
Many plastics such as plastic bottles and bags are thrown in the ocean each day and two hundred plastic bags get left in the forest each day too. Our sea life and land life mistake it for food and end up dying because of the plastic us humans throw away.
We have tried recycling and some of us still do it but it hasn’t made a big enough difference. Even though it does reduce some landfill and it does save money but, DOES it really make a difference? Animals are still dying and the plastic is still ending up in the ocean.
Global warming is also caused by plastic but not just plastic, it's also caused by greenhouse gases in the atmosphere and from human activities such as burning fossil fuels, deforestation, and farming.
In conclusion, plastic is a problem that can’t be stopped but it can be reduced.
By Capri
