Humans are Drowning in Plastic
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2018/06/plastic-planet-waste-pollution-trash-crisis/
The author of this article begins by making a good historical analogy to depict how serious our plastic usage in modern society is. She states that if the Pilgrims had been using plastic at the current rates that humans are, the oceans would currently be filled with floating fragments of plastic. 6.3 billion tons of a staggering total of 9.2 billion tons of plastic waste accumulated by humans since the 1950s, has never been recycled. The estimated range of time that it will take for this plastic to break down in the ocean is estimated to be between 450 years to never.
These statistics are something that should be seriously considered as this amount of plastic will undoubtedly pollute the entire ocean and our other water systems in the future if not properly addressed. This is yet another reason the environment needs to be seen as the global crisis that is and humans need to begin searching for ways to cut back on waste and repair the damage that has already been done.
The author of this article begins by making a good historical analogy to depict how serious our plastic usage in modern society is. She states that if the Pilgrims had been using plastic at the current rates that humans are, the oceans would currently be filled with floating fragments of plastic. 6.3 billion tons of a staggering total of 9.2 billion tons of plastic waste accumulated by humans since the 1950s, has never been recycled. The estimated range of time that it will take for this plastic to break down in the ocean is estimated to be between 450 years to never.
These statistics are something that should be seriously considered as this amount of plastic will undoubtedly pollute the entire ocean and our other water systems in the future if not properly addressed. This is yet another reason the environment needs to be seen as the global crisis that is and humans need to begin searching for ways to cut back on waste and repair the damage that has already been done.
Crazy. We should really come up with a better system as humans. What happened to Earth day? Its still a name but there's no meaning anymore.
ReplyDeleteThis is not surprising, as human consumption of products has had an extremely negative impact on the environment. We are killing the environment, yet nobody is doing anything about it. It is imperative that change begins immediately, we are running out of time.
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