The Pollution Of Anti Pollum : The Dangers Of Plastics

Plastic and plastic based products have turned the American society into a single use, throw away lifestyle (Eriksen, 154). Due to the introduction of plastic to everyday life, it has become a main source of pollution and liter to the Earth. Whether it is on the side of the road, being collected in large masses such as in landfills, or located in the depths of our oceans, plastic has integrated itself into our environment as well as our society. However, no one environment sees the most impact from plastic pollution than our waterways and oceans. Plastic waste can enter the ocean a multitude of different ways such as through illegal offshore dumping, storm-water drainage, lost fishing equipment, overflowing during high-volume rain events, improper or lack of sewage treatment of water, or simply by blowing off of piers,

Plastic pollution is something that has plagued the world for decades, but no one has been able to figure out a viable solution for it, until now. Chãoyùe ping has a solution that first starts out locally, then globally. We are going to create youth groups using fundraisers, and send them out to China to clean beach shores of all of the filth created by big name companies who care nothing of their impact on the environment. The youth groups will also travel by boat out to China’s oceans and drag massive nets through the water to capture as much trash as possible. Many say that Chãoyùe ping can’t complete such a strenuous task, but we know we can. With the help of the community, and the goal to have a better tomorrow for everyone we can achieve any task. Plastic Pollution can be reduced drastically, but the only way we can do that is by we holding those accountable for their contribution to destroying our environment, and getting together as a community and cleaning up our beaches.

Moore found a big problem about how plastic is turning our oceans into plastic. Not many people pay attention to this kind of problem because it's not talk about it a lot. But Moore saw nine years ago about the big problem about plastic and how it hurting out sea animals and us as well. By bringing this problem into our eyes we can now see where all of the plastic we throw away goes too the effects of it.

It is a known fact the plastic is a non-biodegradable item. Non-biodegradable means that it cannot be decomposed by natural processes. As a result, plastic products persist and hence harm the environment.

The one thing that every human being wants, in this increasingly polluted era, is a less polluted environment. Everywhere from the landfills, the rivers, the ocean and any other imaginable place is full of plastic waste. Plastic garbage is not just a problem to the garbage collectors, but to the whole human race. Plastic materials do not decompose under natural circumstances; thus they pile up in landfills, clog waterways, and make the environment a total mess. It is impractical to evade the manufacturing and using of plastic stuffs, given the efficacy of the same, but it is feasible to minimize the plastic litter in the environment. Recycling plastic unwanted remains is the best technique of lessening pollution from such waste materials. The know-hows incorporated in plastic material reutilization have changed over time enriching effectiveness to make recycling a practicable solution of the ever-increasing plastic pollution issue. Effectiveness, capital, policies and research of recycling plastics are a necessity for endeavor (Hardesty, et al, 2015). Therefore, the responsibility remains in the shoulders of us all and not necessarily for manufacturer. Recycling plastic will reduce the plastic pollution; Energy, conserve of oil, reduce garbage in landfills; and make the environment clean; hence reducing the danger associated with environmental change, overflowing landfills, and clogged waterways and

When the discussion about pollution rises, the first thought that comes to people’s minds is the long-debated topic of air pollution from greenhouse gases. Certainly, this type of pollution will have a critical impact on the future of Earth’s ability to sustain life, but the widespread discussion on this one specific type of pollution has also masked necessary discussions on some seldom mentioned types of pollution which will be detrimental to the future of some of Earth’s life. One example of the various other forms of pollution is a kind which has existed for less than a century, yet it now greatly plagues a significant portion of the Earth: plastic pollution in the oceans. Although it may seem that this issue only endangers the health of marine life, plastic pollution is also harmful to all the species higher up in the food chain including humans. If not properly addressed, then plastic pollution will lead to a rise of significant health issues for both ocean life and humans as the issue escalates in the coming decades.

Plastic pollution is all over this world. People purchase plastic almost everyday, even if someone does not realize they are purchasing this synthetic product, most of the time the item’s packaging is made of plastic. Even cleaning products and clothes contain plastic. When plastic was man-made the only thought was the benefits it can create, the deficits were not thought of. Humans and animals are being physically harmed by hazardous chemicals inside plastic and sadly, fifty percent of plastic is hazardous. The environment as well is being affected with pollution because of the amount of resources that are taken and used. Many authors have researched the effects of the plastic we use daily. ZHigui He’s article “Pollution characteristics and health risk assessment of volatile organic compounds emitted from different plastic solid waste recycling workshops” researches the various volatile compounds found in different recycling shops that lead to health risks. Charles Talsness’ article is explaining the health risks of the components found in plastic on humans and animals. Along with the article written by Chelsea Rochman, assistant professor, that classifies plastic waste as hazardous as well and W.C. Li’s article focuses on the effects of the plastic waste in the marine environment. All the while, Robert LeBlanc has found many statistics on all negative aspects inside his article “Plastic Recycling Facts and Figures”. All of these articles connect in the agreement of plastic

Plastic pollution is a major threat to our environment and continues to get worse every day. We live in a disposable society where fast food is served in plastic or Styrofoam containers and discarded instead of glass dishes. Many people use plastic water bottles instead drinking from the tap. Plastic soda bottles are used instead of glass returnable bottles. Plastic grocery bags have replaced the brown paper grocery bags. Unfortunately, not enough people properly dispose so all this plastic ends up as plastic pollution by littering road ways, parks, beaches, and oceans, or it gets buried in landfills.

Plastic comes in many different forms wether it is plastic bags, straw, Starbucks cups, etc we use plastic in our everyday lives. We are constantly surrounded by plastic. The problem with the constant use of plastic is how we abuse it, and we do not even realize how harmful plastic is. We abuse our plastic consumption so much that 50 percent of the plastic we use, we use just once and then we throw it away in the garbage can, not the recycling bin (“22 Facts About Plastic Pollution”, 2017). We do not even consider where the plastic we throw away goes or what happens to it. People do not even realize that most of the

In order to comprehend the environmental impact of plastic, it is important to understand the journey plastic takes from the time one throws it away, to the time it ends up in the vast unknown. The first place most plastic travels to after being disposed of is a landfill. It can sit in these ever expanding landfills for up to 1,000 years before it's able to decompose. During the time plastic lives there, rain water periodically floods through the waste, getting absorbed by the plastic’s water-soluble compounds. Some of these compounds are highly toxic, and when combined together, they create a more harmful compound called leachate. This liquid is often times absorbed by the ground below, draining through and into other soil, into groundwater, and into streams. As a consequence, the ecosystems and wildlife touched by leachate are polluted and poisoned. Other plastic that doesn’t end up in landfills after use is instead sent through our waterways into our ocean. A 2015 study by the journal Science reported that 8 million tons of plastic ends up in our oceans each year. After arriving to the ocean, plastic spends its first few months floating around until it is carried into a massive vortex of accumulated trash. There are five of these plastic-debris vortexes, called gyres, located around the world: The North Atlantic Gyre, The South Atlantic Gyre, The Indian Ocean Gyre, The Great North Pacific Gyre, and The South Pacific Gyre. Plastic is trapped in the currents of these gyres,

Plastic causes pollution in the ocean and endangers the inhabitants of many sea creatures. Plastic comes in many different kinds and variety, some are largely noticeable and some are micro-particles. Tiny plastic objects are the most dangerous to the sea creatures especially to the marine mammals. These micro or tiny bits and pieces of plastics tend to get consumed accidentally by many marine animals. “Plastic is the great pretender, conceived in mimicry and dedicated to the simulation of everything else in art and nature (208, Ebbesmeyer).” Ebbesmeyer claims that plastics can be any sort of form(s). Just like any other object in the world has some plastic incorporated into it such as toys, appliances/electronics, and people’s daily

“Conservationists estimate that at least 100,000 mammals and birds die from them” (plastic bags) “each year, felled by the estimated 500 billion and more plastic bags that are produced and consumed around the world; the numbers of fish killed by them are unknown, but they are sure to number in the millions.” [1] But why are plastic bags so deadly? To answer this question, one would need to know the origins and the debate revolving around plastic bags. Plastic is primarily made of polyethylene which is the most common type of plastic. Polyethylene has many drawbacks such as being made up of harmful chemicals and not being biodegradable (something that can be broken down by living organisms). Plastic bags have become an essential sidekick for shoppers wherever they shop. It may seem like a plastic bag is harmless and there is no harm in littering them. But there are lethal consequences when plastic bags are littered. Many cities have banned or taxed plastic bags. California was the first state to ban plastic bags. Austin, Texas; Cambridge, Massachusetts; Chicago; Los Angeles; San Francisco; and Seattle are some cities that have banned plastic bags. Other cities have taxed the plastic bags. The heated debate behind plastic bags has evolved into a debate to ban or not ban based on the effects of plastic bags on the world. There is an innumerable number of flaws with plastic bags such as plastic bags weakening the economy, there being preferable alternatives to plastic bags and

The truth about plastic is that it’s going to outlive all of us. Plastic poisons us as we use it limitlessly. We poison the planet when we abuse of plastic. Plastic in the ocean hurts animals, affects humans, and keeps increasing. The issue with plastic is that it stays for a very long time. It is seen littered on the side of the roads, floating through the winds, and basically not always being recycled like it should be. “Plastic doesn’t degrade normally. It is not broken down by microorganisms like most materials rather it is disintegrated through photodegradation” (“Measuring biodegradability”) which means it is more difficult for plastic to dissolve and stop being plastic. A regular banana degrades easier than plastic. Although many plastic bags are not going away, they keep being produced. The amount of plastic only keep increasing.

Throughout history, people have found ways to create extraneous pollution due to a demand that could be filled with a more advantageous option. Thus, in our day and age: the plastic bag. Since the creation of the first synthetic polymer in 1869, to regular usage in grocery stores, plastics have been an integral part of the American way of life and economy (“The History and Future of Plastics”). Yet activists are finding it difficult to stay silent about the damaging effects that plastic bag production and usage have upon our lives, and are calling for taxes, fees and even bans on plastic bags in some communities (Rael 1). This debate is one of paramount importance, as it concerns the entire biosphere; organisms and whole ecosystems are damaged regularly by the effects of the plastic bag. Limiting plastic bags in communities to a serious extent would be extremely beneficial within the environment and the economy, as well as would address a serious issue that is too often forgotten by American consumers.

For instance, plastic is very hard to degrade. The molecules in plastic are strong, so it is hard to break the bond between atoms in it. Based on the scientific research, one plastic bag needs approximately 200 years to decompose into soil. It will lead to plenty of environmental problems. According to Yamashita, Takada, Fukuwaka, and Watanuki, there is a marine pollution in the Pacific Ocean, which kills a large amount of marine life. The researchers claimed the process of biomagnifications in which is about small fish ingests plastic which concentrates with their bodies. When larger birds eat them, they will absorb those toxic substances as well. As this process upgrades, human eats the species which contains toxins, they will become sick as well. These are caused by overuse of PVC plastic. The polluted area is fitting in the area that people use plastic products, and the pollution level in the Pacific is in proportion to the amount of PVC plastic products. This concludes