Question

14 billion pounds of garbage are dumped into the ocean every year. Most of it is plastic. How is plastic a harmful pollutant? How is marine life affected by plastic?

Answer 1

One reason is from all of the plastic or plastic bags only 5℅ are recycled every year in that way it disturbs the balance of an environment.

In marine water sea turtle feels the polythene bags as jelly fishes, try to eat them and choked up.

So in this way, plastics are disturbing natural ecosystem and environment also.

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