Alexus _ End Plastic Pollution

End Plastic Pollution 

Our Planet We only have one planet and so we need to take responsibility
for it. This means looking after the earth and everything in it and
making sure we don't damage it in any way.
Everyone can play their part in making sure the earth is safe,
clean and looked after and this also includes caring for the plants,
animals, birds, sea creatures and each other.
Over time, people have been caring less and less about the earth,
and now we are trying to deal with the consequences that have been caused.
One major problem that has occurred is known as plastic pollution which has
unfortunately been caused by careless humans.
Luckily, there are things we can do to help reduce this damage. 

What Is Plastic Pollution?
The biggest problem with unwanted plastic is the pollution and damage,
it causes to the environment.
Because plastic is cheap and easy to make, humans buy and use a lot of it.
They then throw this away. But, plastic is strong and durable,
because it was made to last. So when it is thrown away,
it takes hundreds of years to decompose. It breaks into tiny pieces,
which then get blown around by the wind and the rain.
Lots of the plastic ends up in our streams, rivers and the ocean. 

  

The amount of plastic on the planet is increasing more and more rapidly,
meaning it is threatening our planet through poisoning and injuring marine life,
littering beaches and landscapes, clogging landfills and making humans
(and other animals) ill.