Garcia, Fernando
Ocean Disaster
Main Argument:
The name of my solution: Operation S.M.P. (Stopping Marine Pollution)
Implementing the solution-My goal: I am going to minimize the amount of pollution being put into the ocean. The way I plan to minimize this amount is by informing the general public of the dangers that come from throwing waste out mindlessly.
How I plan to attain my goal: Firstly, I will start by targeting people who love going to the beach for their daily activities such as surfers and beach users who are on the beach the most. These are the people who have to be on the lookout for any waste that comes across them on the beach such as glass, litter, and plastic bottles that are left out by others that have been on the
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Once I have captivated the communities’ attention, I will have more people volunteering, I will continue to hold these beach clean-ups indefinitely striving to draw a bigger crowd each time. Already having the public’s attention, I will provide information how cleaning up our ocean matters in the long run by making it reach the public through social networks. Letting them be fully aware on social networks allows more flexibility in the sharing of this information. Nowadays kids are always on social media and they are a big influence on parents and family members Children are more inclined to be on social media and have easier access to information than previous generations making this information available for children, especially information about either personal and global issues such as ocean pollution (O’Keefe).. By targeting the younger generation, I will be informing children of potential dangers that can come from this sort of pollution. This then leads the information into the ears of parents which is good for our cause. It is one thing for the information to be out there and another for people to act against this waste problem. My next and final step to this problem would be to get the local authorities’ attention such as the local mayor or governor that will pass laws that make it easier for the general public to dispose of waste. Most people do not dispose of their trash due to the inconvenience of putting in
And the people of Sao Paulo are not the happiest with this going on, just because it’s their hometown and you never want to see where you live get that bad. The people could volunteer to help clean up the beaches as community services, organize a specific group that was in charge of planning and getting people together for a monthly cleanup either on the beaches or around town where the waste is worst. With the help of everyone in the city and the people, “the people are hoping that in about 20 years they will have a successful society with organized trash organic and dry garbage piles that can be sold again and
Undoubtedly, as we are stepping towards advancement with technology every day, we are getting exposed to more pollution levels in our life. Water, air and earth, in all these forms of society we are experiencing rapidly growing pollutions. In water, we are experiencing a huge number of unwanted disposals of all sorts from the cruise ships or any private boat. A lot of people now a days doesn't have any idea where to dispose proper wastes. For example, if we go to a grocery store like Walmart or Target, we see big trashcans with it's purpose written on it. There are certain trashcans that are only meant for plastic disposing while some of them are for recyclable objects. People need to educate themselves with this basic things. Not only these, if we look at the bigger picture, in third world countries, earth or soil pollution is one of the major environmental problems. People throwing garbages everywhere on the side of streets, urinating on the side of the street, spitting everywhere are the major habits people are having over the years.
to reusable shopping bags and sign up for local ecological programs. When we protect the ocean,
Wasting is something we’re all fond of doing; it has become a very popular issue in my city. Whether arising from lack of time to consume, or greed driven. The council is stopping land fill, and having household waste collected in groups i.e. Glass, metal, food waste, plastic and paper. This assures quick delivery to recycling plants to be materially
Polluting the ocean pollutes, the air, food and water quality. Plastic, fuel, detergent, oil, they are all toxins, that are being released into the air all the time. We need to get a grip on the amount of recycling and cleaning up that has to be done starting, now. Future generations are counting on us. Here is the beginning of a brand new innovative idea that was created to make the ocean a better and safer place.
Imagine a peaceful paradise, where the heavenly ocean breeze and the glorious blue waves set the mood for delighted sensations. This beautiful fantasy of a beach will perish, if humans continue to let ocean pollution conquer Earth’s alluring waters. Terrible things are deposited in our ocean including, garbage, toxic waste, oil, sewage spills, and plastic waste. Every hour, 1.5 million pounds of garbage are dumped into the ocean, killing 100,000 marine creatures due to plastic entanglement, poisoning, etc. (All-Recycling-Facts.com). If we continue to be incautious, we could be dealing with a mass extinction of marine life! Humans could lose a food source soon if we can’t consume fish because of the intoxicated waters. Something must
In conclusion, as stated earlier, most of our planet is made up of water and us as humans are slowly destroying it by dumping are wastes and unwanted items. Don’t throw trash in someone else’s house because you wouldn’t like it very much if someone did that in your house. Next time you are on a beach and are done drinking your bottle of pop, don’t leave it on the beach, bring it back with you and dispose it properly. Ocean
An artist by the name of Chris Jordan, leaves hidden messages to his viewers through his artwork. In his piece entitled “Gyre 2009”, his spinoff of the original image “The Great Wave Off Kanagawa” by a Japanese artist, Hokusai, Jordan displays the ocean and pollution within it. The image delivers a strong message of how us humans mistreat the environment, specifically our oceans which take up 70% of the world we live in. Jordan provides insight into how millions of pieces of plastic waste are sitting in our oceans today. This information is saddening in the aspect of how negligent humans are in the treatment of the planet and our ecosystem.
The current waste management in America should be improved. There is trash everywhere, and people do nothing about it. People are destroying our beautiful country with trash. Sure, our garbage and recycled materials are picked up once a week, but no one is worried about the trash that is just sitting there. People look at trash and do nothing about it. They walk by it like it was a squirrel or something. People should help pick it up and throw it away. It’s super simple. Just pick it up, and find the nearest trash can and then put in there. It’s that simple. The current should and needs to be fixed.
1) Are you aware of the amount of waste you create each day? I do not believe anyone is completely aware of the amount of waste they generate on a daily basis. It is such a natural action – throw something in the trash – that it is automatic and done without much or any consideration as to where it goes, where it came from, or where will it ultimately go or become. I do recycle and compost when possible, but that too becomes a process that sometime appears moot because products are being made from materials that do not qualify or require special centers for recycling.1 We have become a “use it and throw it away” society.
Wesley Schultz and Steven R. Stein from the Environmental Resources Planning, they found that there are approximately 51.2 billion pieces of litter on roadways nationwide. Of all those pieces of litter, about 91% of them are smaller than 4 inches long. Most of this trash consists of cigarettes, trash, paper, cups, disposable food, and more. Over the years without being taken care of properly, litter is quick to pile up or end up in our oceans where it is a danger hazard to both marine life and humans. Many marine animals are becoming endangered due to the amount of litter in our waterways because these animals, unaware that humans tend to waste in their homes, mistake trash for food, or worse, end up getting caught in something and dying because they are unable to free themselves. To minimize the amount of marine life deaths as well as just the amount of trash in general, Schultz and Stein propose that people should create partnerships, send the message directly to the younger crowds, begin campaigns, and ultimately monitor liter and litterers
North America is not the only area that is affected by pollution. The greenhouse effect, pollution-related health issues, and several forms of pollution exist globally and harm nations worldwide. For example, ocean pollution impacts any region that has a coast. Every square mile of Earth 's oceans has been affected by human pollution, and roughly 40% of marine ecosystems, such as lagoons and coral reefs, have been damaged from human pollution. This type of ocean pollution can include over-fishing, poaching, and greenhouse gases.4 Informing the general population about the harmfulness and spread of ocean pollution is a vital step in the process of ending it.
The average resident produces seven and a half pounds of garbage every day that is buried down in landfills and litters lands costing a great amount of money. Nowadays, people face no more critical trouble than the need to save the weakening environment, mainly in urban areas, where solid wastes are uselessly dumped. It has been observed that cities have no controlled structure for garbage disposal. Each year, millions of dollars are spent picking up litter and more is thrown away in valuable materials that could be recycled. As humanity develops new technology and equipment, the level of waste increases every day. Due to the fact that there is a huge problem with garbage disposal, government representatives must contribute to resolving
My main concern about waste disposal is toward poverty. In every society, for it to work effectively the waste disposal has to be handled properly. The lack of proper waste disposal can contribute for the underdevelopment of the community. For instance, in poorer community that does not have resources to dispose of the trash properly create a series of problems. For example, when there are a lot of trashes in a community, it will prevent investors to invest in a community, the housing market, schools and stores will decline, in consequence the houses will loose its value. This will create a ripple effect because people will start immigrating toward a better place where it is much cleaner. Families will try to move to a better place where their kids can have a better future. I ask myself who wants to live in a dirty environment? I hope nobody. That’s why I believe that the government should help the poorest communities about the ways to handle waste disposal, and better educate them about recycling.
American citizens throw away millions of tons of garbage each year, and this trash has to go somewhere. While there are projects underway to clean and reuse this refuse most of it gets dumped into huge landfills. These landfills are disgusting festering blisters on our country's landscape. But people continue to consume and throw away more and more in the name of convenience. As they see it, when things get old, throw it away and get a new one. They blame the government for the trash problem, but the truth blame should be placed on themselves.