Plastic Project

Click the links below to learn more about plastics! All articles were taken from National Geographic. (Printer friendly versions will be handed out in class, but these links contain pictures and videos!)

Planet or Plastic?The latest stories from our Planet or Plastic? series—a multiyear effort to raise awareness about the global plastic waste crisis.

The Great Pacific Garbage Patch Isn’t What You Think it IsIt’s not all bottles and straws—the patch is mostly abandoned fishing gear.

Straw Wars: The Fight to Rid the Oceans of Discarded PlasticAmericans use 500 million straws daily. Citizen activists want to shrink that number.

Plastic Bag Found at the Bottom of World's Deepest Ocean TrenchEven one of the most remote places on Earth couldn't hide from the scourge of plastic trash.

This Mysterious Deep-Sea Jellyfish Looks Like a Plastic BagFilmed with innovative low-light technology, new footage gives a better picture of the rarely seen creature.

How India’s Fishermen Turn Ocean Plastic Into RoadsIn an innovative project, fishermen in Kerala collect ocean plastic for recycling, cleaning the ocean in the process.

Reduce Your WasteShow kids how easy it is to reduce waste at home with these tips from Nat Geo Family.

Ocean Life Eats Tons of Plastic—Here’s Why That MattersFish and invertebrates have been found to gobble up bits of microplastic from the sea, and that has scientists worried.

Plastic PollutionArticle explaining the plastic pollution problem

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