Plastic Pollution
About 8 million pieces of plastics end up in our ocean every year. Most of these plastics will last in our enviroment for 450 years. Since 1950, the plastics that have been produced world wide was estimated to be 8.8 billion tons.
Plastic Pollution
About 8 million pieces of plastics end up in our ocean every year. Most of these plastics will last in our enviroment for 450 years. Since 1950, the plastics that have been produced world wide was estimated to be 8.8 billion tons.
One way to help the enviroment is to reduce plastic waste. For this you should try to be more careful about the way you buy. Reduce the amount of over-packaged goods, if possible buy products in bulk. Reduce the amount of plastic bags and plastic bottles you use by changing to reusable bags and bottles
Second way to help the enviroment is to reuse plastic waste. For this you should try to reuse products for plastic container to store food in other ways. Reuse your grocery bags and avoid buying more from the store if possible.
Third way to help the enviroment is to recycle your plastics. For this you should seperate your recyclables. When buying producst try to buy products made from recycled material.
Plastic pollution is a world-wide problem. As a developed country we contribute to the problem of plastic waste. This issue is becoming apparent and it shows in lower recycling rate. According to the World Economic Forum over the past 50 years plastic production has doble. Finding the ways to manage the plastic waste is daunting even for the wealthy nation. The first step to solve this issue is to know the exactly number human wasted everyday
| Year | Global Plastic Production |
|---|---|
| 1950 | 2000000 |
| 1960 | 8000000 |
| 1970 | 35000000 |
| 1980 | 70000000 |
| 1990 | 120000000 |
| 2000 | 213000000 |
| 2010 | 313000000 |
