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Destiny of a Plastic Bottle
Category: save the oceans
Why Plastic Stinks
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Don’t let plastic fill our oceans and destroy our amazing animals
Decomposing time of Plastic (Re blog)
Plastic has become a vital part of human life. It is very commonly used by nearly every human on the planet and we can feel the effects in all corners of the planet. As many people know, plastic does not decompose very easily. It takes roughly 500 years for a piece of plastic to decompose. In these 500 years, much of this plastic finds itself in the ocean. When these plastics make their way into the ocean, it puts marine wildlife in lots of danger. These plastics are consumed much of the time and can cause health problems to all animals. It is believed that 700 species could go extinct because of plastic in the ocean.
Link to original post: https://animalrelations.music.blog/2019/02/14/effects-of-plastic-in-the-ocean/
This blog post from Brandon Suzuki is good at explaining how plastic takes a very long time to decompose. It also goes into what makes the long time for decomposition a huge problem towards marine life. The original post also mentions that 700 species of animals can go extinct because of this.
The effects of plastic in the ocean
Hey, my name is Andrew and I am trying to inform people on the effects of dumping plastic in the ocean. It is a massive issue in the world. Many people are careless about leaving their trash in the ocean without any regard of the harm they can cause. If more people are informed on this issue, people might stop leaving their trash in the ocean.
How Sea Turtles are affected by plastic
Plastic in the ocean can have a dangerous effect on marine life in the ocean, including sea turtles. Hundreds of thousands of turtles dies from it every year, along with many other sea creatures. Approximately 80% of trash comes from landfills and urban areas, meaning we are part of the problem. The way plastic can harm the turtles is that when they see plastic and other garbage floating around, they can mistake it for food. They would swallow the plastic and it would then cause blockages in their digestive system which can lead to death. To make matters worse only around 5% of the world’s plastic is recycled.
Plastic Hurts The Ocean 