{"id":6226,"date":"2020-01-14T15:42:52","date_gmt":"2020-01-14T15:42:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gkprojects.org\/?p=6226"},"modified":"2020-01-16T15:46:15","modified_gmt":"2020-01-16T15:46:15","slug":"today-facts-about-plastic-pollution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/goodkarmaprojects.org\/en\/2020\/01\/14\/today-facts-about-plastic-pollution\/","title":{"rendered":"Today facts about plastic pollution"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"6226\" class=\"elementor elementor-6226\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-65c6ab7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"65c6ab7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e092876\" data-id=\"e092876\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-5e3c430 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-phone elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5e3c430\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-752faff elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-phone\" data-id=\"752faff\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1bbc530\" data-id=\"1bbc530\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-caa4506 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-phone elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"caa4506\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/goodkarmaprojects.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/PLASTIC-POLLUTION-FACTS-1024x768.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6528\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/goodkarmaprojects.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/PLASTIC-POLLUTION-FACTS.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/goodkarmaprojects.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/PLASTIC-POLLUTION-FACTS-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/goodkarmaprojects.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/PLASTIC-POLLUTION-FACTS-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/goodkarmaprojects.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/PLASTIC-POLLUTION-FACTS-600x450.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab2e92c elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ab2e92c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/goodkarmaprojects.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/PLASTIC-POLLUTION-KEY-FACTS-576x1024.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6533\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/goodkarmaprojects.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/PLASTIC-POLLUTION-KEY-FACTS-576x1024.jpeg 576w, https:\/\/goodkarmaprojects.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/PLASTIC-POLLUTION-KEY-FACTS-169x300.jpeg 169w, https:\/\/goodkarmaprojects.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/PLASTIC-POLLUTION-KEY-FACTS-768x1365.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/goodkarmaprojects.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/PLASTIC-POLLUTION-KEY-FACTS-600x1067.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/goodkarmaprojects.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/PLASTIC-POLLUTION-KEY-FACTS.jpeg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb0ecca elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"eb0ecca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">While plastic has many valuable uses, <b>we have become addicted to single-use or disposable plastic<\/b> \u2014 with severe environmental consequences.<\/span><\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-5ab04e6 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5ab04e6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-babe47d\" data-id=\"babe47d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-180af6f\" data-id=\"180af6f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bab1498 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bab1498\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>PLASTIC<br \/><\/strong><\/h2><h4 style=\"text-align: left;\"><br \/>The first plastic <strong>was invented in 1907<\/strong>. <strong><em><sup>1<\/sup><\/em><\/strong><\/h4><h4 style=\"text-align: left;\"><br \/>Plastic production increased exponentially, <strong>from 2.3 million tons in 1950 to 448 million tons by 2015.<\/strong> <strong><em><sup>2<\/sup><\/em><\/strong><\/h4><h4 style=\"text-align: left;\"><br \/>Plastic production is <strong>expected to double by 2050.<\/strong> <strong><em><sup>3<\/sup><\/em><\/strong><\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-86b5bdf elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"86b5bdf\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e715bfc\" data-id=\"e715bfc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-36e24c8\" data-id=\"36e24c8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3870c4d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3870c4d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><strong>TODAY<\/strong><\/h2><h4><strong><br \/>We produce about 300 million tonnes<\/strong> of plastic waste every year. That\u2019s nearly equivalent to the weight of the entire human population. <em><sup>4<br \/><br \/><\/sup><\/em><strong>One million plastic drinking bottles are purchased every minute<\/strong>, while up to 5 trillion single-use plastic bags are used worldwide every year.\u00a0<strong><em><sup>5<\/sup><\/em><\/strong><\/h4><h4><b><br \/>50% of all plastic produced is designed to be used only once<\/b> \u2014 and then thrown away. <strong><em><sup>6<\/sup><\/em><\/strong><\/h4><h4><br \/>Only <strong>9% of all plastic waste ever produced has been recycled.<\/strong> About <strong>12% has been incinerated<\/strong>, while the rest \u2014 <strong>79% \u2014 has accumulated in landfills, dumps or the natural environment<\/strong>. <strong><em><sup>7<\/sup><\/em><\/strong><\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-153f5f7 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"153f5f7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c41b684\" data-id=\"c41b684\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-879f37b\" data-id=\"879f37b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40be405 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"40be405\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><strong>PLASTICS IN THE OCEAN<\/strong><\/h2><h4><br \/>There are <strong>500 times more pieces of microplastic in the sea than there are stars in our galaxy.<\/strong> It is thought the sea now contains some 51 trillion microplastic particles. <strong><em><sup>8<\/sup><\/em><\/strong><\/h4><h4><br \/>Every year, about <strong>8 million tons of plastic waste goes into the oceans<\/strong>. The equivalent of a truckload of plastic enters the oceans every minute. <strong><em><sup>9<\/sup><\/em><\/strong><\/h4><h4><b><br \/>10 rivers alone carry more than 90% of the plastic waste that ends up in the oceans. <strong><em><sup>10<\/sup><\/em><\/strong><\/b><\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-923aadb elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"923aadb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-fb9a4d8\" data-id=\"fb9a4d8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-868f171\" data-id=\"868f171\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36f0003 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"36f0003\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><b>CLIMATE\u00a0<\/b><strong>IMPACT<\/strong><\/h2><h4><br \/>In 2019, the production and incineration of plastic produced more than <strong>850 million metric tons of greenhouse gases\u2014equal to the emissions from 189 five-hundred-megawatt coal power plants.<\/strong> <em><sup>11<\/sup><\/em><\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-e9a3716 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e9a3716\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-9016e3d\" data-id=\"9016e3d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-613b82e\" data-id=\"613b82e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e8a414 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9e8a414\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><strong>ANIMAL LIFE<br \/><\/strong><\/h2><h4><br \/>The <strong>likelihood of coral becoming diseased increases from 4% to 89%<\/strong> after coming in contact with marine plastic. Coral reefs are home to more than 25%\u00a0of marine life.<strong><em><sup>12<\/sup><\/em><\/strong><\/h4><h4><br \/>Recent studies have revealed marine <strong>plastic pollution in 100% of marine turtles, 59% of whales, 36% of seals and 40% of seabird species examined.<\/strong> <strong><em><sup>13<\/sup><\/em><\/strong><\/h4><h4><strong><br \/>100,000 marine mammals and turtles and 1 million sea birds are killed by marine plastic pollution<\/strong> annually. <strong><em><sup>14<\/sup><\/em><\/strong><\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-5b1d6e9 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5b1d6e9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5372aab\" data-id=\"5372aab\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d33366f\" data-id=\"d33366f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f127747 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f127747\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><strong>HUMAN HEALTH<\/strong><\/h2><h4 class=\"pg-headline\"><br \/>Studies suggest we are <strong>ingesting an average of 5 grams of plastic every week<\/strong>, the equivalent of a credit card. <strong><em><sup>15<\/sup><\/em><\/strong><\/h4><h4><br \/>We may be consuming anywhere from 39,000 to 52,000 microplastic particles a year. <strong><em><sup>16<\/sup><\/em><\/strong><\/h4><h4><br \/>Most <strong>plastic is toxic and it can disrupt hormones<\/strong> crucial for a healthy existence. Scientists still aren&#8217;t quite sure about the amount of microplastics a body can tolerate or how much damage they do.\u00a0<strong><em><sup>17\u00a0<\/sup><\/em><\/strong><\/h4><h4><br \/>Scientists believe plastic may also be contaminating\u00a0the air we breathe. <strong><em><sup>18<\/sup><\/em><\/strong><\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-b14476f elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b14476f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-8e24bd6\" data-id=\"8e24bd6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-8fdfe9c\" data-id=\"8fdfe9c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa11480 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"aa11480\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><strong>FUTURE<\/strong><\/h2><h4><strong><br \/>Plastic production<\/strong> is <strong>expected to grow 40% by 2030<\/strong>. <strong><em><sup>19<\/sup><\/em><\/strong><\/h4><h4><br \/>If growth trends continue, <strong>plastic will account for 20 percent of global oil consumption by 2050<\/strong>. <em><sup>20<\/sup><\/em><\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-415fedc elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"415fedc\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-9670277\" data-id=\"9670277\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-574cf5e\" data-id=\"574cf5e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ac7edc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7ac7edc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><b>What are real solutions to plastic pollution?<br \/><\/b><b><br \/><\/b><\/h2><ul><li><h4><strong>New legislation.<\/strong> Create bans and restrictions for unnecessary and damaging plastic products or activities. \u00a0<br \/><br \/><\/h4><\/li><li><h4><strong>Take responsibility.<\/strong> Mandated Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) regulations and strategies to make producers and companies responsible for the damage plastic causes to our environment, make them accountable for the entire lifecycle and true costs of their products.<br \/><br \/><\/h4><\/li><li><h4><strong>Reduce and avoid.<\/strong> Move away from our throwaway culture focused on convenience being equal to disposal.<\/h4><\/li><\/ul><h4>\u00a0<\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-975a012 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"975a012\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>REFERENCES<\/strong><\/h3><p>[1] <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20090706054409\/http:\/\/www.plasticsindustry.org\/AboutPlastics\/content.cfm?ItemNumber=670&amp;navItemNumber=1117\">http:\/\/www.plasticsindustry.org\/<\/a><\/p><p>[2] [3] <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fao.org\/3\/a-\u00ad\u2010i7677e.pdf\">https:\/\/www.nationalgeographic.com\/environment\/ habitats\/plastic-pollution\/<\/a><\/p><p>[4]\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.unenvironment.org\/interactive\/beat-plastic-pollution\/\">https:\/\/www.unenvironment.org\/interactive\/ beat-plastic-pollution\/<\/a><\/p><p>[5] <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/environment\/2017\/jun\/28\/a-million-a-minute-worlds-plastic-bottle-binge-as-dangerous-as-climate-change\">https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/environment\/ 2017\/jun\/28\/a-million-a-minute-worlds-plastic-bottle-binge-as-dangerous-as-climate-change<\/a><\/p><p>[6]\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/environment\/2017\/jun\/28\/a-million-a-minute-worlds-plastic-bottle-binge-as-dangerous-as-climate-change\">https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/environment\/ 2017\/jun\/28\/a-million-a-minute-worlds-plastic-bottle-binge-as-dangerous-as-climate-change<\/a><\/p><p>[7] <a href=\"http:\/\/advances.sciencemag.org\/content\/3\/7\/e1700782.full\">http:\/\/advances.sciencemag.org\/content\/ 3\/7\/e1700782.full<\/a><\/p><p>[8] <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/environment\/plastic-how-planet-earth-environment-oceans-wildlife-recycling-landfill-artificial-a7972226.html\">https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/environment\/ plastic-how-planet-earth-environment-oceans-wildlife-recycling-landfill-artificial-a7972226.html<\/a><\/p><p>[9] <a href=\"http:\/\/science.sciencemag.org\/content\/347\/6223\/768\">Jambeck, J. R., et al. \u201cPlastic Waste Inputs from Land into the Ocean.\u201d Science, vol. 347, no. 6223, 13 Feb. 2015, pp. 768\u2013771., doi:10.1126\/science.1260352<\/a>.<\/p><p>[10]\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.unenvironment.org\/interactive\/beat-plastic-pollution\/\">https:\/\/www.unenvironment.org\/interactive\/ beat-plastic-pollution\/<\/a><\/p><p>[11] [20] <a href=\"https:\/\/static1.squarespace.com\/static\/5522e85be4b0b65a7c78ac96\/t\/5cdc6973eef1a1e2b9098c52\/1557948837050\/Plastic-and-Climate-FINAL-2019.pdf\">Plastic &amp; Climate: The hidden Costs of a Plastic Planet \/ May 2019 \/ www.ciel.org\/plasticandclimate<\/a><\/p><p>[12] <a href=\"http:\/\/science.sciencemag.org\/content\/359\/6374\/460\">Lamb, Joleah B., et al. \u201cPlastic Waste Associated with Disease on Coral Reefs.\u201d Science, American Association for the Advancement of Science, 26 Jan. 2018, science.sciencemag.org\/content\/359\/6374\/460.<\/a><\/p><p>[13] <a href=\"https:\/\/ec.europa.eu\/environment\/marine\/good-environmental-status\/descriptor-10\/pdf\/Marine_litter_vital_graphics.pdf\">https:\/\/ec.europa.eu\/environment\/marine\/good-environmental-status\/descriptor-10\/pdf\/Marine_litter_vital_graphics.pdf<\/a><\/p><p>[14]\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/sustainabledevelopment.un.org\/content\/documents\/Ocean_Factsheet_Pollution.pdf\">https:\/\/sustainabledevelopment.un.org\/ content\/documents\/Ocean_Factsheet_Pollution.pdf<\/a><\/p><p>[15] <a href=\"https:\/\/d2ouvy59p0dg6k.cloudfront.net\/downloads\/plastic_ingestion_web_spreads.pdf\"><em>Assessing Plastic Ingestion from nature to people.<\/em><\/a> &#8211; Published in June 2019 by WWF<\/p><p>[16]\u00a0<span class=\"hlFld-Title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1021\/acs.est.9b01517\">Human Consumption of Microplastics. <span class=\"cit-title\"><i>Environ. Sci. <\/i><\/span><span class=\"cit-title\"><i>Technol<\/i><\/span><span class=\"cit-title\"><i>.<\/i><\/span> <span class=\"cit-year-info\">2019<\/span><span class=\"cit-volume\">, 53<\/span><span class=\"cit-issue\">, 12<\/span><\/a><span class=\"cit-pageRange\">, 7068-7074 \/ <span class=\"pub-date-value\">June 5, 2019 \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1021\/acs.est.9b01517\">www.doi.org\/10.1021\/acs.est.9b01517<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p>[17]\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalgeographic.com\/environment\/2019\/06\/you-eat-thousands-of-bits-of-plastic-every-year\/\">https:\/\/www.nationalgeographic.com\/ environment\/2019\/06\/you-eat-thousands-of-bits-of-plastic-every-year\/<\/a><\/p><p>[18] <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/science\/microplastic-microbeads-microfibres-pollution-environment-audit-committee-mps-evidence-a7021051.html\">https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/ news\/science\/microplastic-microbeads-microfibres-pollution-environment-audit-committee-mps-evidence-a7021051.html<\/a><\/p><p>[19] <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/environment\/2020\/jan\/02\/year-plastic-pollution-clean-beaches-seas\">https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/environment\/ 2020\/jan\/02\/year-plastic-pollution-clean-beaches-seas<\/a><\/p><div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 1\"><div class=\"section\"><div class=\"layoutArea\"><div class=\"column\"><h3>\u00a0<\/h3><h3><strong>PHOTOS FROM (by order)\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3><p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.instagram.com\/jeremybishop\">@jeremybishop \/ <\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.instagram.com\/denro13\">@denro13 \/ <\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.instagram.com\/pabloheimplatz\">@pabloheimplatz \/ <\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.instagram.com\/seefromthesky\">@seefromthesky \/ <\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.instagram.com\/sebaspenalambarri\">@sebaspenalambarri \/ <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/@dustinhaney\">@dustinhaney \/ <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/jakobowens\/?hl=es\">@jakobowens \/ <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/joelfilip\/?hl=es\">@joelfilip \/ <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/@photohunter\">@photohunter<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While plastic has many valuable uses, we have become addicted to single-use or disposable plastic \u2014 with severe environmental consequences. 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