The Great Pacific Garbage Patch
Plastic Paradise
The great Pacific garbage patch. Not many people have heard of such a thing but this "thing" is real. The pacific garbage patch is said to be an island the size of Texas purely of garbage, but the majority of it being plastic. Plastic Paradise effectively shows the dangers of plastic and how it can harm the planet and the wild life it supports.
Watching this film shows what we are slowly doing to this planet. It gives examples and states that ever since plastic was invented, every molecule of plastic ever made is somewhere on this planet. This can cause great harm to the planet because all the plastics are building up and are trashing oceans and beaches more and more each day.
Its not just plastic pieces that are
harming are oceans, it is also Nylon fish nets. It is estimated that there is 640,000 tons of discarded fishing nets in the ocean with that number rising. Coral reefs are declining due to plastic nets. The reason why is because the plastic nets are catching on coral in coral reefs and is ripping them from the sea ground declining there numbers. Coral reefs are also essential for other sea animals. Due to this the nylon fish nets are hurting other species of sea animals not just the coral.
The plastics are being mistaken for food by birds and marine life. It is estimated that 5 tons of plastic are brought in each year by albatross and fed to baby chicks. If we slowed down the productions of plastic, this certainly wouldn’t end the problem, but would at least lower the numbers.
The plastics Industry is a industry that we do need. But something that we need to have are awareness about. BPA also known as Bisphenol A, is found in plastic. Drinking or even eating out of something that was in plastic can cause cancer, dementia and other harmful diseases. BPA is in 93% of American citizens. It can also be found in all the worlds oceans.
The great Pacific garbage patch. Not many people have heard of such a thing but this "thing" is real. The pacific garbage patch is said to be an island the size of Texas purely of garbage, but the majority of it being plastic. Plastic Paradise effectively shows the dangers of plastic and how it can harm the planet and the wild life it supports.
Watching this film shows what we are slowly doing to this planet. It gives examples and states that ever since plastic was invented, every molecule of plastic ever made is somewhere on this planet. This can cause great harm to the planet because all the plastics are building up and are trashing oceans and beaches more and more each day.
Its not just plastic pieces that are
harming are oceans, it is also Nylon fish nets. It is estimated that there is 640,000 tons of discarded fishing nets in the ocean with that number rising. Coral reefs are declining due to plastic nets. The reason why is because the plastic nets are catching on coral in coral reefs and is ripping them from the sea ground declining there numbers. Coral reefs are also essential for other sea animals. Due to this the nylon fish nets are hurting other species of sea animals not just the coral.
The plastics are being mistaken for food by birds and marine life. It is estimated that 5 tons of plastic are brought in each year by albatross and fed to baby chicks. If we slowed down the productions of plastic, this certainly wouldn’t end the problem, but would at least lower the numbers.
The plastics Industry is a industry that we do need. But something that we need to have are awareness about. BPA also known as Bisphenol A, is found in plastic. Drinking or even eating out of something that was in plastic can cause cancer, dementia and other harmful diseases. BPA is in 93% of American citizens. It can also be found in all the worlds oceans.