Team 8B

Plastic finds its way into the ocean in one way or another, unless we do something to prevent it. One way plastic finds its way to the ocean is by air. If we let plastic that could have been recycled enter a landfill, it can be blown into a river. This is, of course, preventable and that is what we strive to do.

Hopefully by now you know that plastic finds its way into the oceans one way or another. But why is this a problem? Plastic in the ocean may be ingested by the local wildlife, causing choking and may entangle them. If the creature dies, it threatens the marine biodiversity and its food web, and even if it doesn't die, we may end up eating it or something that ate it, causing plastic to bioaccumulate in our bodies.

It seems like there's not much you can do to fight this, but not all hope is lost. Just recycling may seem like it doesn't do much, because you are just one person, but if everyone does it, it can make a huge impact.