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.