Tuesday, May 30, 2017
Not An Iceberg
Artist Jorge Gamboa
The amount of PLASTIC in our oceans is devastating. Please people, if recycling everything is too much work, just recycle plastic. Most paper and metal break down into none threatening materials. Glass doesn't break down but it isn't toxic either. Plastic only breaks down to smaller bits of plastic and it releases chemical when it does.
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Very sad. I always recycle. I thought those plastic bags like the one shown, was supposed to break down when in sunlight. Guess it doesn't work too well.
ReplyDeletePlastic bags are made from non-renewable resources and contribute to climate change. The majority of plastic bags are made of polypropylene, a material that is made from petroleum and natural gas. Both of these materials are non-renewable fossil fuel-based resources and through their extraction and production, they create greenhouse gases, which contribute to global climate change.
DeleteI read an article in National Geographic about the plastic accumulation in the Pacific years ago. If readers would just Google 'plastic island in the Pacific' they would see just how huge an issue this is. The island is said to be 2X the size of France. :(
ReplyDeleteRita
It's absolutely horrible what we are doing to our planet. I sure don't see anything changing soon.
DeleteThis is so sad to see how this is effecting our environment and our ocean life. . People need to think and so sad that so many don't care..Rita I would love to see the link of what you seen..I will post it in my Groups to show others and maybe help them to understand what they are doing to our Earth..Hopefully we can all make a difference if others would only Listen..
ReplyDeleteEveryone CAN make a difference but they keep ignoring the problem. When you shop use a cloth bag- one of our grocery stores in NY gives you 5 cents for every cloth bag you use to pack your groceries. I've noticed more people using cloth now that there is a money incentive.
DeleteHere's the link Rita mentioned
https://www.nationalgeographic.org/encyclopedia/great-pacific-garbage-patch/