Plastics Are Not Good For The World

In conclusion, it should have been learned that the issue of plastic pollution has become ruinous. The cost of repair and the inconvenience of lifestyle changes cannot compare to the frightful future this planet is headed. At current rates, hazards are not just inflicted on Earth's oceans but individual human health and the other creatures that rightly inhabit this land. With this concern

The growing plastic problem is becoming an issue, because people introduced plastic to the environment. Plastics often coming from microfibers in clothing, nurdles from plastic snow, and other plastic products being found in the ocean, often in floating islands of plastic trash called gyres. In a study conducted by professor Kenji Miyamoto, in the article “New plastic-eating bacteria has potential to ease world’s trash glut” by Ken Mathiesen has stated that these issues need to be worked on, million of tons of suffocating debre show in our oceans every year coming in the realization of one-third of all plastics end up invading the environment. Showing these numbers show some realistic effect of how a total of rubbish ends up in our environment,

About 299 million tons of plastic were made in 2013 (Lytle). Plastic waste gained popularity when animals begin to die do to mistaking plastic for food (Lytle). Plastic also causes drains to be clogged and then flooding issues. (Moore) “Global plastic consumption has gone from 5.5 million tons in the 1950s to 110 million tons in 2009,” (Lytle). The overuse of plastic is still important today because plastic is causing many global issues such as draining floodage, animal deaths, and pollution (banthebottle.com). Experts, like Renee Cho, say that plastic is “slowly taking over the country.” (Artwohl). Plastic waste affects the word in many ways. Americans should help decrease this issue by using less plastic

Every year almost 300 million tons of plastic is produced worldwide and 8 million tons of it are found in the ocean. This happens because plastic cannot decompose due to the fact that it is a synthetic material. When these plastic materials are polluted into the ocean and broken down they’re absorbed by smaller fish and entered into our food chain. If they’re not ingested they can remain in the ocean or ground for thousands of years. People should be against the mass use of plastic because it can cause pollution in the ocean, it never goes away, and it can harm animals, people, and the environment.

There would be some justification for calling the 20th century the Age of Plastics”( Strom and Rasmussen, p. ix). Many years ago, plastics changed the world and our lives. Bakelite plastic is made from carbolic acid (phenol) and formaldehyde, which are mixed, heated, and then either molded or extruded into the desired shape (Strom & Rasmussen,2011, p.22). People around the world use about 260 million tons of plastic each year. Plastic consumes 8 percent of world oil production each year. Plastics are amazing materials. They are cheap, lightweight, strong, lasting, corrosion resistant, and have high thermal and electrical insulation properties. For that reason, plastics are used in products such as cups and saucers, and components for cars and airplanes. Furthermore, there are many things made from plastic, like pens, windows, etc. Plastics come in a variety of different colors. In today’s world, people would have difficulties living without plastic because it is considered more inexpensive than cloth, leather, and metal. (Thompson, R., Swan, S., Moore, C., & Saal, F, 2009, P. 1973). Plastics can be manufactured into soft, hard and liquid materials. Plastics enter into every aspect of our lives ( Yoshioka, 1964, p. 42). According to Strom and Rasmussen in 2011, Baekeland said, ”if I had my life to life over again ……I would not hesitate to devote my best endeavors to biochemical research. The future of mankind depends on this subject” (p

With the combination of polymers that don’t biodegrade and mass overproduction, companies are harming the environment in severe ways. Plastic, a material seen everywhere, is a polymer made from oil. It is mass produced to make everything from shampoo bottles to automobiles and does not biodegrade. When it is eventually thrown out, the waste usually finds it way into the ocean, where it is either buried under sediment or eaten by marine life (Weisman 287-295). Creating a material that will ultimately kill marine life will undoubtedly wreak havoc on the

Plastic, a lightweight, tough and flexible material, first invented in 1907, and is constantly present in daily, modern life. Ironically, it was invented to save animals as it replaced materials such as ivory and whale bone. Plastic production isn’t slowing down - in 2012 there was a 4% increase in production of plastic from 2013 worldwide. In New Zealand, we use 1 billion shopping bags per year and around 60 kg on average of plastic per person per year! Astoundingly, only 5.58 kg on average of plastic per person is recycled. Plastic never goes away completely and it’s only increasingly going into oceans and onto beaches. Plastic can take up to 500 years or more to biodegrade. Plastics pollution in oceans has a direct and deadly

Plastic pollution has directlyor indirectly caused injuries and deaths ,that scientists have documented. These problems are because of various reasons which include poisoning due to consumption of plastics, suffocation due to entanglement in plastic nets etc. The millions of tons of plastic bottles, bags, and garbage in the world's oceans are breaking down and leaching toxins posing a threat to marine life and humans. Some marine species, such as sea turtles, have been found to contain large proportions of plastics in their stomach.. Income cases small bits of plastics are accidently consumed by animals. by another will cause the plastics to travel up the food chain. This may cause serious health hazards in a wide array of creature(Michelle Allsopp, Adam Walters, David Santillo

Early 1950’s marked the introduction of the plastic industry and has in the last 67 years become a useful and versatile material with a wide range of applications, due to its durability, lightweight and low cost. Plastic comes in many different variations such as Nylon, Acrylic, PVC, Polythene, Polypropylene, Polycarbonate and much more. These are created using a combination of cellulose, coal, natural gas, salt and crude oil forming chains of like molecules linked together named polymers (Le Guern, 2009). In many cases plastics are disposed of after one use, especially packaging, water bottles, plastic bags, straws and cutlery, however, these same attributes that make plastics such a versatile material also pose a threat to ecosystems due to their durability and persistence in terrestrial, aquatic, and marine environments adversely affecting wildlife, wildlife habitat and humans globally (Plastic Waste: Ecological and Human Health

The environment of the earth is a widely discussed controversy as to what we do to start helping it. Recently, a law has been passed on the limitation of plastic bags and requires charges for attaining bags. With this law being passed, it prompted situations where communities had mixed emotions towards it. Ever since the age of plastic bags, people have argued on the fact of whether or not this law is actually helping society or not. Although plastic bags can prove to be an efficient use of everyday life, the usage of plastics bags ultimately deteriorate our environment, worsen plastic pollution, and will continue to lacerate marine life.

According to the trade association PlasticsEurope, “world plastic production grew from some 1.5 million tons in 1950 to an estimated 275 million tons in 2010”(http://school.ebonline.co.nz.ezproxy.kotui.ac.nz/levels/secondary/article/plastic-pollution/477253). Behind the staggering numbers is a global issue what we must solve by reducing the amount of plastic being used. Are there negative effects from the mass use of plastic on the land, Oceans and the human body? The answer is, ‘yes’. Thus, we see such consequences as plastic not only contaminates land but also pollutes water, and these are the natural elements which support human life. The more important threat is that plastic can have an enormously negative influence on human healt

Since its mass-production, plastics became a part of everyday living because of its versatility. The usage of plastic ranged from food containers to electronic components and humanity had become so reliant on plastic that it is unaware of the potential downsides of this versatile material, particularly the chemicals in the plastic that could be potentially harmful to humans. Bisphenol-A, or BPA, is one of such chemicals which is used in resins to line containers and one of the most notable sources of BPA is plastic bottles, a widely used liquid container that can be found just about anywhere in industrialized societies (Raloff 2007). However, there was debate on whether or not BPA is harmful and government agencies had reported that the low amount of BPA in plastic containers is not a major threat to human health thus the general public should not be overly concerned (Raloff 2007). However, scientists and researchers were looking into the properties of BPA through various experiments, uncovering negative effects of the chemical’s exposure, and unveiling to the general public about how the widespread use of plastics in daily life could potentially affect them.

Captain Charles Moore, founder of the Algalita Marine Research Foundation, said, “Only we humans make waste that nature can’t digest” (2009). The problem with plastic is that the majority of plastics manufactured today will stay in the environment for decades, and probably for centuries. Even if a plastic item is able to be broken down by weathering, it first degrades into smaller pieces, but the polymer itself does not fully degrade easily (Hopewell et al., 2009, 2116). Plastic can be found everywhere and it has been part of our lives. About 50% of the plastics are for single-use disposable applications such as packaging, agricultural films and disposable consumer items (Hopewell et al., 2009, 21115). Today, there are a lot of packaged products that people can buy and almost everyone uses plastic especially plastic shopping bags. It seems unavoidable to use plastic since it is found everywhere such as in household materials, grocery items, in bottles, cellphones, and many others. Due to plastic’s usefulness, more plastic is used and disposed of which increases the accumulation of debris in the environment. It is unlikely to completely ban the use of plastics around the world, therefore, we should use biodegradable plastics as a better alternative.

The human population has led to the accumulation of huge amounts of non-degradable waste materials across our planet. The problem of environmental pollution was caused by indiscriminate dumping of plastic waste has assumed global proportions. They are used in almost all industries, especially for packaging and they account for more than 50% of total consumption, especially they are used for bottling and baling. They

It’s not news that plastic is harmful to the environment, but how much damage is it really causing? Plastic is everywhere around us and a huge part of our lives. Chemicals added to plastics are absorbed by human bodies. Some of these chemicals have been found to alter hormones or have other potential human health effects. Along with effects on humans, plastic also very negatively affects wildlife. Plastic debris, laced with the same chemicals that affect humans, are regularly ingested by marine animals. When plastic is “disposed of” in landfills the chemicals spread underground and eventually find their way into our water sources. “One of the most ubiquitous and long-lasting recent changes to the surface of our planet is the accumulation and fragmentation of plastics,” wrote David Barnes, a lead author and researcher for the British Antarctic Survey.