Earth, Earth 123!

 WHAT IN THE WORLD!! No it's actually WHERE IN THE WORLD!! Is SUP (Single use plastic) really that harmful! Oh hey guys! this post is about to get serious. SUP is harming our earth! If you're wondering what SUP is take a look from the website I got this information on. It may be a little complex for children who are below the age of 10 but I have simplified most of the hard words. You have to learn about these things. Read the info and watch the video down below for  more clarity:

Single-use plastics, or disposable plastics, are used only once before they are thrown away or recycled. These items are things like plastic bags, straws, coffee stirrers, soda and water bottles and most food packaging. 

We produce roughly 300 million tons of plastic each year and half of it is disposable! World-wide only 10-13% of plastic items are recycled. they have to add new chemicals to it to do so. Additionally there are a limited number of items that recycled plastic can be used.

plastic is not always biodegradable and usually goes into a landfill where it is buried or it gets into the water and finds it’s way into the ocean. Although plastic will not biodegrade (decompose into natural substance like soil,) it will degrade (break down) into tiny particles after many years. In the process of breaking down, it releases toxic chemicals (additives that were used to shape and harden the plastic) which make their way into our food and water supply.

These toxic chemicals are now being found in our bloodstream and the latest research has found them to disrupt the Endocrine system  which can cause cancer, impaired immunity and many other ailments.

We produce hundreds of millions of tons of plastic every year, most of which cannot be recycled. It’s obvious that we need to use less plastic, move towards environmentally sustainable products and services and come up with technology that recycles plastic more efficiently.


I never knew we do that! we need to stop using plastic! as soon as possible (ASAP) the video is down below. See you in the next post! Byeee!!






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