Aaron Peters Writing 39C/ Section: 33335 1 May 2015 Plastic Pollution is not the Solution Right now a baby seal is choking on a six pack ring of plastic that someone left on the beach last night. Right now a lantern fish is erroneously eating a piece of plastic thinking it is food. Right now a sea turtle is mistaking a plastic bag for a jelly fish. Little do many know that thousands of marine animals die every year from ingesting plastic. Many are also unaware that lantern fish are one of the
Pollution has always been a problem in modern American society. As more cities pop up, the negative effect pollution has on society and the environment increases. In particular, the way plastic waste has hurt the organisms in the world’s oceans. The tons of plastic waste dumped into oceans has lead to many people calling for the government to make a solution to this problem. One solution for this plastic waste problem came in the form of two individuals: Jim Holm and Swaminathan Ramesh. These two
Plastic pollution makes up the majority of pollution problems all over the world, on land and off land. There are few solutions to fixing this pollution problem overall because of plastic properties. The pollution in the ocean poses a great problem to marine ecosystems, and to the health of the human population due to its durability. Over the years the consumption of plastic products has risen a marginal amount making the issue of pollution even larger (“When the Mermaids Cry: The Great Plastic Tide”)
to plastic pollution. According to the United Nations, approximately 60 to 95 percent of the pollution in our oceans is caused by waste, specifically plastic. In a study conducted by Plymouth University, they found that at least 700 marine species are negatively impacted by plastic pollution and approximately 100 million marine mammals are killed each year from plastic pollution. That being the case, plastics have affected a large amount of marine species. We see plastic everywhere; plastic bags
This essay will discuss plastic marine pollution, what plastics are, where it is a problem, why it is such a problem, who is involved in the issue and any management strategies and legislations regarding the global issue of plastic marine pollution. Plastic marine pollution occurs when harmful pollutants such as plastic, chemicals and other particles enter the waterways. 80% of all marine pollution comes from the land and could be avoided if governments worked together and applied concerted efforts
The effect of plastic pollution and why it needs to be stopped In a society that wants everything convenient and ready to use, plastic found the perfect market for its thousands of uses. Food, toys, medical equipment, and even clothing come either from plastic or at least wrapped or pre-portioned in plastic. While plastic makes the modern world so much cheaper and easier, it also comes with an environmental cost. With the endless amount of products made from or housed in plastic comes an endless
Have you ever wondered what is life like without plastic? Today, all around the world ocean pollution is still active. The community is trying to figure out a great solution to stop ocean pollution. Most of the time no one knows that he or she usually uses water for everything in beverages and food . Well, it seems like when people drink water it's like they’re actually drinking the ocean . People pass by around places that he or she never been to ,could possibly have dangerous things in our waters
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
Have you ever wondered what is life like without plastic? Today, all around the world ocean pollution is still active. The community is trying to figure out a great solution to stop ocean pollution. Most of the time no one knows that he or she usually uses water for everything in beverages and food . Well, it seems like when people drink water it's like they’re actually drinking the ocean . People pass by around places that people never been to , could possibly have dangerous things in the water
Over 100 students and teachers from around the world gathered for the Algalita 2017 Plastic Ocean Pollution Solutions International Youth Summit Feb. 10-12 in Dana Point, California. The three-day summit activated youth leaders to launch and lead action-oriented solutions to reduce plastic pollution in their own communities. Students, who won the opportunity to participate in the summit based on their innovative project submissions, received training in leadership, public speaking, community engagement