Posts tagged garbage islands
Sustainable Development: Banning Plastic Bags and Plastic Bag Pollution

Recycle, reduce, and reuse. Right? I think at times during our busy lives walking down the street or driving down the road we look down and see plastic. Typically, plastic bags, bottles, and straws are often coming from our favorite fast-food chains or supermarkets. If you think there is a lot of trash in the streets, you should look at our landfills or even the seas.  It seems like most people around the world are starting to understand the impact of these plastics which aren't biodegradable nor can they be turned into compost.  However, what we are beginning to see is a global reaction to pollution that comes from plastic and improper waste disposal.

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The Great Pacific Garbage Patch: 3 Things You Should Know

The Great Pacific Trash Patch was discovered in the late ’80s, it is a collection of plastics that is covering a vast portion of the Pacific between Hawaii and California. Some estimate there will be more plastic in the sea than fish before the end of the century. Think about this, since the 1940s, only 9 percent was of the plastic produced was recycled, 12 percent was incinerated, 30 percent is still in use, and the rest is garbage!

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