Why plastic pollution is a global problem.

In room four we started writing about an environmental problem around the world, The three options were How the moa became extinct, Why plastic pollution is a global problem and why flooding causes destruction. I choose Why plastic is a global problem.

 WHY PLASTIC POLLUTION IS A GLOBAL PROBLEM.

Plastic is a bad problem around the world because of all the plastic in the ocean, killing the fish, reptiles, mammals and their habitats. Plastic doesn't just affect the animals underwater it can also affect the animals that eat them. Although plastic is good for toys and all, it is still bad for the environment.   

Plastic pollution is happening around the world but some countries produce more which eventually will enter our environment. The countries that produce more are countries that have bigger populations like China, the United States, Germany and Brazil. Plastic takes four hundred and fifty years to break down and disappear. 

People can solve the problem of plastic pollution by stopping plastic factories or maybe just stopping making things like plastic water bottles or plastic lunch boxes. If we don't stop factories maybe people could do their part and reduce use of plastic like using something biodegradable instead. Plastic is not just harming wildlife but humans too, over four hundred thousand humans have died in the past year, that's a lot of people.

Some countries need to be especially careful because plastic is killing native habitats for animals like kiwis, koalas and little penguins. It is not just killing native animals it is also killing endangered animals like seals, sea birds, and turtles. Plastic kills over one hundred thousand marine animals every year, animals like whales, dolphins, porpoise, seals and sea lions. 

In conclusion, now you should know why plastic pollution is a global problem, how and why we can fix it and the damage it does to the world. By Brodie