FACTS ABOUT PLASTIC POLLUTION
Why is plastic in the environment a problem?
Around 8-12 million tons of plastic ends up in the ocean every year, and if
it continues there will be
1 ton of plastic to every 3 tons of fish in the ocean
by 2025. Plastic has many
consequences for the environment. For example,
it may be a threat to
animals, because they think it is food. This
means that
there are animals who choke
on plastic or die from starvation.
When the plastic floats in the ocean, it can absorb environmental poisons
and dangerous chemicals that
the animals consume when they eat the
plastic, and people ingest it
when they, for example, eat fish. Plastic is
also
ugly when seen lying in nature
, and it can clog streams and choke plants
when it piles up. [...]
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