Chapter 13

Compare: This week I chose to talk about ocean pollution and how it affects our society. Most people want it because it’s convenient and accessible but it not biodegradable. This means that it can not be composted like paper or cardboard. It has to be out In a landfill but woth people not taking responsibility of throwing away plastic it’s filling our ocean. “About 8 million tonnes of plastic enters the sea every year, and at this rate we face a future with more plastic in the Ocean than fish by 2050. Our plastic addiction and waste mismanagement is condemning countless marine birds and animals to death by entanglement or poisoning, and even leading to chemical contamination of the fish we eat.”

The fact that by 2050 we will have more plastic then fish in the ocean is terrifying what will that do to our drinking water? Food supply? And animals of the ocean?

https://www.oceanunite.org/issues/marine-plastic-pollution/

Summary: This article shows the facts of plastic In the ocean. They talk about how it is affecting it and how it will soon affect our lives. The article says “The 192 countries with a coast bordering the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian oceans, or Mediterranean and Black seas, produced 2.5 billion tonnes of waste in 2010. Of this, an estimated 275 million tonnes was plastic, and 31.9 million tonnes was mismanaged coastal plastic waste. An estimated 8 million tonnes of this plastic waste enters the Ocean every year” they go on by stating ”Global plastics consumption is predicted to grow dramatically, to reach nearly 400 million tonnes a year by 2025” when will people stop? When will the fact that plastic is not eco friendly stop people from using it and polluting our oceans? This is a perfect time for people to switch from styrofoam Togo boxes to cardboard or plastic straws to paper it’s small things that will help our earth recover from the pollution we have brought it.

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