The plastic problem in our ocean is a very big issue currently. The government and the people are trying to prevent plastic in the oceans because it is hurting the environment. Animals are dying due to the consumption of plastic waste, but the plastic we see floating on the surface may just be the tip of the iceberg. Divers have spotted plastic bags and candy wrappers as deep as the Mariana Trench. This is becoming a huge problem that will have major ramifications if we do not do something about it soon. This will kill more than just turtles. This will effect entire ecosystems. Not to mention we will be swimming in plastic. The evidence is all over the place, scientist have actually found plastic in guts of 24 pelagic red crabs and eight mucus filters from giant larvaceans. This needs to stop and it starts with us.

https://www.sciencenews.org/article/mirco-plastic-debris-accumulating-far-beneath-ocean-surface

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  1. AnonymousAugust 28, 2019 at 12:54 PM

    This topic has been heavily debated in recent times, but no certain set of steps has been globally agreed upon. How bad does it have to get before a worldwide initiative is put into place?

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  2. AnonymousAugust 31, 2019 at 1:40 PM

    Most people's response to the problem we are having with plastic is the idea of recycling. Although recycling sounds great, it is unable to keep up with the insane amount of plastic that is piling up on our earth every day! Something needs to be done, whether it is a law that reduces the amount of plastics that companies can produce and use every year or the overall banning of plastic products. Another method of how to remove plastics from our landfills rather than recycling could also be considered; such as burning plastics, filtering out the harmful chemicals released into the air, and then containing the refuse properly.

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  3. chrheaSeptember 9, 2019 at 5:22 AM

    Good topic to bring up in relation to the Amazon burning topic that was blogged about by your classmates... if the ocean ecosystems are contaminated, how will the algae survive that produces most of the oxygen on earth?

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