Since I can remember, Plastic is such a big part of our lives. Anything we buy comes in plastic covers- vegetable, clothes, groceries just about any random thing can be put in a plastic cover, and not just that, disposing of garbage- plastic cover to the rescue, want to leakproof tiffins- plastic cover to the rescue.
Plastic containers are cheap and light and after the coming of the microwave in the cooking scene, it has become more popular with a wide range of microwave-safe variety, plastic containers have to offer.
It seemed practical- it is light, waterproof, cheap, takes so lil space, doesn't break easily and can be easily thrown away.
Plastic has become an indispensable part of our daily routine.
Everywhere we go shopping we can find it.
and
everywhere else we can see it, just thrown away without any thought to what is going to be of it.
We have become so dependent on plastic, very often even I find myself asking for a plastic bag or plastic containers to store things.
BUT,
the negative effect plastic has on the environment also cannot be blind eyed.
The very reason it is so convenient to use is the reason, it results in so much pollution.
Some facts about the excessive use of plastic, which we might not be aware of:
1. 50% of the plastic are used just once and thrown away.
2. Plastic accounts for around 10% of the total manmade waste.
3. It takes up to 500-1000 years to decompose plastic.
4. 90 % of the trash floating on the ocean surface is plastic.
5. Plastic is the cause of death of about one million seabird and marine animals.
6. Plastic chemicals can be absorbed by the body.
7. PETE & HDPE are the most commonly recycled plastics, try to choose them.
8. 80 % of the pollution enters the ocean from the land.
9. Enough plastic is thrown away each year to circle the earth 4 times!
10. We have produced more plastic in the 10 years than during the whole of the last century.
This powerful image in the cover of National Geographic intends all of us to take a hard look at the how we consume plastic and what it's doing to the environment.
Did you know
The Top 3 plastic pollutants are
Plastic bags
Plastic bottles
&
Plastic Straws
the negative effect plastic has on the environment also cannot be blind eyed.
The very reason it is so convenient to use is the reason, it results in so much pollution.
Some facts about the excessive use of plastic, which we might not be aware of:
1. 50% of the plastic are used just once and thrown away.
2. Plastic accounts for around 10% of the total manmade waste.
3. It takes up to 500-1000 years to decompose plastic.
4. 90 % of the trash floating on the ocean surface is plastic.
 |
| Image Source: National Geographic/Google |
5. Plastic is the cause of death of about one million seabird and marine animals.
 |
| Image Source: National Geographic/Google |
6. Plastic chemicals can be absorbed by the body.
7. PETE & HDPE are the most commonly recycled plastics, try to choose them.
8. 80 % of the pollution enters the ocean from the land.
 |
| Image Source: National Geographic/Google. |
9. Enough plastic is thrown away each year to circle the earth 4 times!
10. We have produced more plastic in the 10 years than during the whole of the last century.
 |
| Image Source: National Geographic/Google |
This powerful image in the cover of National Geographic intends all of us to take a hard look at the how we consume plastic and what it's doing to the environment.
Did you know
The Top 3 plastic pollutants are
Plastic bags
Plastic bottles
&
Plastic Straws
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