facts of plastic pollution
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Plastic is terrible for the environment. David Attenborough and the Blue Planet II team really brought the issue home — and now, brilliantly, we hear about it all the time.
Countries and cities around the world are banning plastic use left, right, and centre, and the call for the end of single-use plastics is at an all-time high.
Here are some lesser-known facts about plastic you really need to know:
Since the 1950s, around 8.3 billion tons of plastic have been produced worldwide.
In some parts of the world, using plastic is already illegal.
73% of beach litter worldwide is plastic.
A million plastic bottles are bought around the world every minute.
Worldwide, about 2 million plastic bags are used every minute.
90% of plastic polluting our oceans is carried by just 10 rivers.
Plastic is killing more than 1.1 million seabirds and animals every year.
The average person eats 70,000 microplastics each year.
The average time that a plastic bag is used for is … 12 minutes.
Over the past 50 years, world plastic production has doubled.
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Plastic pollution and prevention
Plastic products are not bio-degradable and can remain unchanged for many years. They adversely affect the fertility and the quality of the soil. Plastics products including plastic bags are a health hazard. Exposure to toxic chemicals emitted by plastics causes cancer, decreases the effectiveness of the immune system, and is responsible for many other diseases.
The dumping of plastic bags, plastic bottles, etc. has created an unhygienic condition to our environment. Plastic litter has become major pollution to our towns and cities.
Plastic products, especially plastic bags find their way into rivers and oceans. They are swallowed by fish, seabirds, and other marine creatures leading to death by suffocation.
Plastic products including plastic bags are often disposed of by burning and this releases poisonous gases into the atmosphere. This pollutes the air we breathe and increases global warming.
To prevent plastic pollution, reduce the use of plastic products. If the demand is less, production will decrease. Say "No" to plastic bags. Refuse any plastic bags from shop owners when you are shopping. Carry your own shopping bag.
Carefully separate plastic products from other garbage for recycling.
Stop buying plastic products. Replace plastic bags with bags made of biodegradable materials like cotton and jute and recycled paper bags.
Stop burning plastic as a means of waste disposal. The toxic gases released pollute the air we breathe. It increases global warming. Don't buy bottled water. Always carry your non-plastic water bottle.