Plastic can be very broad, but when talking about plastic bottles and plastic bags we can be specific enough. Plastic now a day is used to create many things, which we buy. For example when we go to the store many of our food is in plastic bags. Many of the liquids we buy are in plastic bottles, and most of the stuff we take home is taken in plastic bags. Most of time, once we used this product, we end up tossing it into the garbage where is later thrown into landfills. According to reuseit.com "60 billion single-use drink containers were purchased in 2006, and 3 out of 4 were thrown out directly after use." This means that 75 percent or 45 billion containers such as water bottles we thrown directly in to the trash and filling up more of our landfills or contaminating our oceans. Our oceans are one of things is suffering the most from our poor use and disposal of plastic bottles. According to plasticvpaper.com "ten percent of the plastic produced every year worldwide winds up in the ocean. 70% of which finds its way to the ocean floor, where it will likely never biodegrade. Never biodegrade this means that the plastic we are producing will live longer than us and by the way it will also contaminate our oceans. Plastic takes too long to degrade and many times in never degrades because in ends ups in landfills where it only ends up with more trash or in the ocean. Earth is a beautiful place and there is only one available and its up to us to decide what we want to do with it.
This is great information, and I love how you did some research. However, I think more than stating the facts, you have to dig deeper. What is the reason you are researching this topic? What is your motivation? I have found, through speech and debate, that if I want people to understand what I'm saying, I have to show them why I care. Likewise, if you want people to show interest you have to show them why you care. You've told me personally several times why you want people to recognize the effects of plastic, but you haven't done that on your blog. If you want to have the greatest impact you need to show us why you care.
ReplyDeleteThis is great information. You have clearly done your research. Do you propose that the government be involved in regulating the amount of plastic that is used? Just recently on our trip to Washington DC i notice something very peculiar about the city. As it turns out, they charge you for plastic bags in DC. Every store that I went to they charged you for plastic bags. I was surprised at this but I figured that it is a good way to regulate the amount of plastic used. Perhaps you can use this information to use in your efforts to reduce and raise awareness of plastic consumption.
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