A Plastic Problem: “Taking a Look at Plastic Pollution in Our Oceans.” by Ralph G. Stahl

The another describe our behavior and influence manufacturers by avoiding purchase of items wrapped in plastic as much as possible. We also
can be more diligent in cleaning and sorting our recyclable plastics in accordance with our local recycling protocols especially.
plastic. In this Points of Reference, the harm caused by plastics in the oceans and what we might do about it.

1. “Microplastics (bottle caps, beads, degraded items) and microplastics (drink bottles, single‐use bags, etc.) find their way into the world’s oceans by various routes, harming people and wildlife and proving costly to collect and remove. Publications in Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC) journals show that plastics are difficult to test and cause potential ecological risks in diverse aquatic environments (Rochman et al. 2016; Peng et al. 2017)”

2. “Not all “recycled” plastic gets reused. Once collected by recyclers, plastics are sent to be fuel for generating electricity or
sorted and compressed into large cubes for transport. Often, plastic that is clean and fully recyclable gets combined with plastic.
that is not clean and not fully recyclable, making the entire cube unsuitable for reuse. Each of us can learn more about the proper
procedures for cleaning and sorting our potentially recyclable items and follow them accordingly.”

“Junk Raft: An Ocean Voyage and a Rising Tide of Activism to Fight Plastic Pollution.” by Marcus Eriksen,

The author explains how a journey from the Gulf War to the Gulf of Mexico, ailed from Los Angeles to Hawaii on the Junk, “a raft made from plastic bottles, with thirty old sailboat masts for a deck and a Cessna 310 airplane as a cabin.” The author sought to attract attention to this growing problem by imitating the path taken by trash routinely dumped into the ocean, where it is “shredded and pulverized” into microplastics. Eaten by unwitting birds and fish who mistake it for nourishment, it enters the food chain with disastrous consequences, which the author describes graphically.

1.“These hazards include the microbeads of plastic found in toothpaste and cosmetic creams and the plastic foam from insulated cups and coolers. To the extent that this problem is recognized, the plastics industry, and many conservative legislators, seeks to lay the blame on consumers who litter, refusing to take any responsibility”.

2.“The book, however, is not simply a polemic. Eriksen succeeds in dramatizing a significant problem and enlisting popular support, noting some immediate steps that can be taken to create recyclable products. the advocacy groups are beginning to register success as consumers become more aware, and he gives the example of the plastic bag ban in Hawaii. Eriksen explains that one of the keys to a successful campaign is to get manufacturers to shoulder some of the blame”.

“Even Tiny Plastic Pieces Can Carry Pollution Throughout the Oceans.” by New York Times

Fish and birds can nibble or enhance complex in angling gear or different plastic jetsam, but what about tiny pieces of flexible in the ocean they emanate produce used to clean ships or decaying larger pieces of flexible. The atoms maybe transported by currents and eroded by organisms far from the beginnings, or they manage decrease below.

1.“The article focuses on a study on the pollution caused by plastic pieces in oceans. According to the study conducted by researchers including Emma L. Teuton of the University of Plymouth in England, even microscopic pieces of plastic can absorb pollutants. It also states that the study was published in the journal “Environmental Science & Technology.”

2. The particles could be carried by currents and eaten by organisms far from the sources, or they could sink to the bottom. The researchers estimated that even tiny amounts of plastic could significantly increase the concentration of phenanthrene in a common sediment-ingesting worm, the lugworm, and from there accumulate up the food chain.

Plastic (cover story), National Geographic, by Daly Natasha and Royte Elizabeth

The article offers information on plastic waste in the ocean and waste to mitigate plastic pollution. Hundreds of species of marine animals have been reported to have ingested or become entangled in it, and it’s negatively impacting our ecosystems and resulting in traumatic environmental effects. Through powerful imagery, the exhibition makes the important case for the need to find a balance between using this material and protecting our environment. the planet over plastic and to share how they will make efforts to reduce their use of single-use plastic. 

1.“Plastic wasn’t invented until the late 19th century, and production really only took off around 1950, we have a mere 9.2 billion tons of the stuff to deal with. Of that, more than 6.9 billion tons have become waste. And of that waste, a staggering 6.3 billion tons never made it to a recycling bin—a figure that stunned the scientists who crunched the numbers in 2017.”

2. “Ocean plastic is estimated to kill millions of marine animals every year. Nearly 700 species, including endangered ones, are known to have been affected by it. Some are harmed visibly strangled by abandoned fishing nets or discarded six-pack rings. Many more are probably harmed invisibly. Marine species of all sizes, from zooplankton to whales, now eat microplastics, the bits smaller than one-fifth of an inch across”. 

 Plastic Problem: “Taking a Look at Plastic Pollution in Our Oceans.” by Stahl and Ralph GA 

This Article Talks about frugalities that respond to changes in services practice spending. We need to change our act and influence manufacturers by preventing purchase of items covered in flexible as much as attainable. We also need more hard-working in cleaning and categorizing our recyclable assets in accordance with our local reusing codes and maybe catch more involved accompanying our local reusing organizations.

1.“Not all “recycled” plastic gets reused. Once collected by recyclers, plastics are sent to be fuel for generating electricity or sorted and compressed into large cubes for transport. Often, plastic that is clean and fully recyclable gets combined with plastic that is not clean and not fully recyclable, making the entire cube unsuitable for reuse”.

2.“Many of us live in countries with consumer-driven economies that respond to changes in consumer behavior (spending). We can change our behavior and influence manufacturers by avoiding purchase of items wrapped in plastic as much as possible. We also can be more diligent in cleaning and sorting our recyclable plastics in accordance with our local recycling protocols and maybe get more involved with our local recycling organizations.”

 Ocean Plastic Crisis: “Mental models of plastic pollution from remote Indonesian coastal communities.” by Phelan Anna and Ross Helen

This Article Talks about the crisis facing the world’s oceans from plastics is well documented, yet there is little knowledge of the perspectives, experiences a complex set of factors contributing to extensive plastic leakage into the marine environment. The rising standard of living has allowed people in low resource, remote communities to buy more single-use plastic items than they could before information and opportunities of the marshy institutions binding uncontrollable quantities of credit card on their beaches and in their attempting waters. 

1.“The crisis facing the world’s oceans from plastics is well documented, yet there is little knowledge of the perspectives, experiences and options of the coastal communities facing overwhelming quantities of plastics on their beaches and in their fishing waters. In emerging economies such as those in the Coral Triangle, the communities affected are among the poorest of their countries.”

2. “The majority of marine plastic results from land-based sources. Plastic waste generated in coastal regions, that is ineffectively managed, is most at risk of entering the marine environment. While the majority of global plastics waste is generated in the Global North, a large portion of manufacturing of single-use plastic packaging has shifted to Asia. Meanwhile the rising standard of living in the fast-growing economies of Southeast Asia, including Indonesia, has allowed people in low resource remote communities to buy more single-use plastic items than they could before.