plastic bottle pollution

                  PREVENT PLASTIC POLLUTION PEOPLE!

PLASTIC BOTTLE we all know what these things are if you get a drink, it usually comes in one. From milk to home goods they are everywhere, but what happens when you are finished with it? Toss it out right, no big deal??

 …. Wrong!!!! Plastic is no innocent piece of trash, let’s take a look at this so called plastic and what it does to our environment and wild life ……..

First thing what is plastic?

Well plastic and plastic bottles are made up off polymers, chains of molecules called monomers ….. ” slow down egg head !!!! ” ok that’s a bit technical, all you really need to know is that, it is plain old plastic, the plastic we use day in day out but this replacement for glass that seems to have sprung up over the past 50 years  

Plastic bottle???

Plastic bottles are a serious risk to our environment and ecosystem. We in Australia use around 1.3 million tons each year and 80% of the world’s garbage is plastic bottles and we are doing some real damage to the ecosystem, we and Europe recycle about 60% of our plastics. Clean up Australia reports that 80%- 90%of garbage they pick up is plastic bottles.

Problems with plastic?

·         So what’s the problem with plastic you might ask? Well the bad thing about plastics is that its killing our planet and it won’t biodegrade even the good type, it’s just easier to recycle is all.

·         If you toss away a piece of plastic it won’t breakdown entirely  it just breaks into smaller pieces

·          when the plastic breaks down into smaller pieces fish and other small marine life will start to digest it, problem is that this continues down the food chain until that plastic bottle you tossed away all them years ago is now back on your plate “yuck!”

·          other wild life will eat plastic to, like bottle caps (made out of ultra-tough plastic) and other small pieces of plastic and will get caught in there stomachs eventually causing death.

·         There is even something called The Great Pacific Garbage Patch an island that’s twice the size of Texas and is made entirely out of plastic garbage.

Ways to help

ü  Fill recycled plastic bottles with water and place them in the empty spots in your refrigerator to save on energy.

ü  Reuse your plastic containers for craft and small items like nails.