Essay about Plastic and the Ocean

Will Germany's chemist Alexander Parker expect the plastic he invented in 1862 as an ecological disaster? After the sailing competition in Capitan Charles Moore in Honolulu in August 1997, today is a science and researcher, deciding the time of safety, and passing through the North Pacific circulation, the windless giant desert directly to California Headed for. He was afraid to see his yacht crossing the horizon passing through hundreds of miles of floating plastics. So he discovered "Great Pacific Garbage Patch" which is the result of human civilization. It has been difficult since people started using plastics products in large quantities since 1950.

Will Germany's chemist Alexander Parker expect the plastic he invented in 1862 as an ecological disaster? After the sailing competition in Capitan Charles Moore in Honolulu in August 1997, today is a science and researcher, deciding the time of safety, and passing through the North Pacific circulation, the windless giant desert directly to California Headed for. He was afraid to see his yacht crossing the horizon passing through hundreds of miles of floating plastics. So he discovered "Great Pacific Garbage Patch" which is the result of human civilization. It was difficult to imagine people who did not use disposable plastics everyday since 1950 when people began using large quantities of plastic products. Plastics is an irreplaceable item that greatly promotes people's lives, but it is not so until the moment it is thrown away. It eventually enters the ocean and accumulates in landfills, urban drains, rivers and lakes. According to Greenpeace, 100 million tons of plastic is produced each year around the world, and 10% has reached the sea (crochetcoralreef.org). Biodegradation of plastics takes hundreds of years, and in the process toxic products are born. Therefore, plastic may adversely affect the ocean and the environment.

When plastics enter the ocean, the stream picks it up and carries it to the North Pacific Atoll, where it gathers.

We talk about marine pollution caused by plastic products; the main sources of our sea plastic waste are plastic bags and plastic packaging materials. These particles are large in size and are decomposed into plastic particles of 5 mm size called microplastic, causing oceanic microplastic contamination. There are various recommended methods for recycling plastic waste, but not all waste can be recycled, and not all countries can adjust these technologies. Because of the durability of plastics, it takes a long time to deteriorate and deteriorate, causing plastics to be dumped into the landfill, some of which finally flow into the river and eventually into the ocean Reach.

I wanted to do something about the contamination of plastic contamination in our sea, so I decided to give up on a plastic bag. Scientists estimate that approximately 8 million tons of plastic waste goes into the ocean annually. This plastic does not deteriorate and poses a threat to wildlife including corals. I think that the turtles eating plastic bags are the food they may pick up. Just last month, Spain 's dead whale found that there was over 60 pounds of plastic waste in its stomach. Several US cities in Austin, Los Angeles, Seattle etc. prohibit the use of disposable plastic bags to solve garbage problems. Last month, for the same reason, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo proposed a bill to demand New York State plastic bags.

Every year, about 8 million tons of plastic waste is disposed of in the ocean. Floating plastic bags are mistaken for jellyfish and can be eaten by whales and turtles. Bright plastic attracts sea birds and mammals, inhale them and die. Midway is 2,000 miles from the nearest Pacific Human Settlements. However, the beach is full of plastic garbage. Look at this video and learn about my sarcasm for those who think that recycling is the answer to plastic pollution. The plastic thrown to the land will also be crushed finely and rush to the river, the lake and the sea. These microplastics have big problems. They absorb traditional pesticides from other oceans and aquatic environments and other contaminants such as carcinogenic hydrocarbons. These microscopic toxic bombs are often mistaken for food and are ingested by zooplankton. Plankton is the foundation of any aquatic food chain and plastics have found a way to pollute it.