Why is plastic destroying the earth?

This is an explanation text about plastic pollution. Plastic is cheap so it is used a lot. During this text you will find out about:

. how plastic is affecting the sea;

. what plastic is and

. the overall damage

Read on to hear some amazing facts and find out more about this dreadful issue.

What is plastic?

Plastic is a man-made substance that is affecting our earth heavily. Although, plastic is cheap it is extremely hard to get rid of. Because it is so hard to get rid of people either: burn it themselves and it is very hard to get rid of.

Heartbreakingly, lots of animals are eating this substance which are causing many deaths. It’s not just a few deaths it’s a million a year! Would you like this to happen every year? Scientists who have found regurgitated plastic are still finding more microscopic pieces because they have the technology. Did you know just in LA ten metric tons of plastic enter the Pacific Ocean every day?

What is the overall damage?

This awful problem could cause extinction of lots of marine life and land animals. The turtle is already on the verge of extinction. 2million plastic bags are used a minute and it’s the same with water bottles. This is not acceptable! If we produce two million of each plastic bags and bottles that’s 1million of each in the water.

To conclude, varieties of animals are on the verge of extinction. The average American throws away 185 pounds of plastic a year! This needs to stop otherwise all the animals will be extinct.

Glossary: Extinction-be gone

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