Do you eat a credit card every week? It seems strange to hear this question, however, experts have recently confirmed that every one of us is eating various foods as well as a credit card.
The International Organization WWF has launched a campaign recently, In which they informed people that their diet consisted of a good amount of plastic, and they are eating a credit almost a week.
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According to WWF, at present, every person in the world is eating 5 grams of plastic in the week and this amount is as much as a credit card.
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According to research, every human is eating at least one lac plastic particles (micro plastic) in the year which is involved in this diet and this quantity is 21 grams per month and 250 grams per year.
But where is this plastic coming from?
According to the research, 80 million tonnes of plastic used on our ground and this plastic is going into sea. it contain plastic curved particles which are called micro plastic and It turns into smaller pieces and turns into nano particles and since they are very small, they pass through each type of filter plant very easily and mix in lakes, rivers and soil.
This plastic mixed in agriculture soil and later mixed in our vegetable, fruit while plastic going into sea become the food of fish and other sea creature.
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Later, when these fishes reach our plate, they contain a number of plastic ingredients. Experts says that by 2050 our oceans will have more plastic than water and fish. According to the Greenpeace Netherlands 260 million tonnes of plastic is produced worldwide.
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I have rubbish bags that are plastic and biodegradable…I think people should make a business of recycling plastic into useful objects and just stop making plastic altogether..
Very good idea, Thank you very much for comments
There should be a way to create plastic that disintegrates over time and does not harm the environment.
Yes agree with you RasmaSandra , We all should keep the environment clean.
A very well-known problem all over the world … nobody is stumbled across … We are already prohibited from selling plastic bags and plastic accessories for picnics … eventually they will also ban plastic bottles
Yeah , plastic must be ban across the world.
I think it’s too late for at least 10 years … but it’s better than never before
Yes I agree with you Mr Lado
And yet while we know this problem exists we are not doing what needs to be done to mitigate the situation. In fact we are doing the opposite. I recently saw an article about new investments by corporations to make even more plastic. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/dec/26/180bn-investment-in-plastic-factories-feeds-global-packaging-binge
Oh this is alarming , I think International Health Organization must take notice of this.
This is quite alarming. Thank you for sharing such a piece of valuable information.
Yes we must act like a responsible citizen and be responsible to keep environment clear from plastic
Very Impressive start and informative post.
Thank you Hina , We all should work for environment clean and take our responsibility