Why We Must Do Something About Eco-Pollution


by Eva Burkinshaw

Lots of the things entering our oceans are bad for the environment, the most common one being plastic. Yes, plastic is cheap and easy to get hold of, but it isn’t so good for animals and nature. Lots of people are either not aware of the situation or are, but aren’t interested in doing anything about it.
There are lots of things you can do to help such as:     
     
·       *  attend your local beach clean
·       *  make sure you don’t buy too much plastic, (this doesn’t mean don’t buy any plastic, though)       
·       * buy recyclable products as much as you can
·        * recycle or ‘upcycle’ everyday things
·        * make sure you put plastic in bins      

Another way to get rid of plastic without it going to land-fill is an ecobrick. This is a plastic bottle packed with plastic to create reusable bricks. Eco bricks can be used to make furniture, garden spaces and even whole buildings such as houses and schools!     

A word you may notice in the title is ‘pollution.’ This is an introduction to the natural environment that causes problematic change. Pollution can take the form of chemical substances or energy such as noise, heat or light. Cars, planes and loads of other modes of transport create air pollution and this is just one of the many reasons that we should cycle and walk more.


Did you know?   
·       *  more than 92% of the world’s population breathe in polluted air
·        * 92% of our air is polluted
·        * one hundred thousand, sea mammals die every year because of sea pollution
·        *  over one million seabirds die every year because of sea pollution
·        * An average American produces 4.3 pounds of pollution every day.

   This is a very serious matter and I hope everyone does their bit to fix it.

Comments

  1. This article was really good and quit worrying because i fond out that 92% of uk air is polluted.

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  2. "be the change you want to see in the world" a quote by Gandi and that eans change starts with you. If you feel this is is a serious matter you should change it not wait for somebody elese to do it. Change depends on the world andin turn the world depends on the contins then the countries and cities/villages then the people in them and team can't be spelled without me but me is is inneffective without the t and a.

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    1. So true. It is devastating that we unconsciously let our plastic into the air and the sea, even our food now. If we don't do something soon, then we will regret it for the rest of our life.

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  3. My friend buys a plastic bottle from the lunch hall everyday instead of going to the water fountains. sometimes, she has a bottle but buys one from the lunch hall and pours it into her bottle! Hopefully the lunch hall will stop selling plastic bottles and let people use the biodegradable cups or bottles.

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  4. Wow I am going to try this; I found out that roughly 100,000 marine creatures die a year because of plastic! We need to fix pollution!

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  5. the article was really good and i agree with that people have not realised it and i also agree that reusing plastics . we need to stop it!

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  6. All the plastic pollution in the world is really devastating. We need to fix it before it gets too late!

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  7. That really makes me sad... We should care more about our planet!

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  8. We all need to help our planet before we destroy it, eco bricks are so smart because they will help others as well as keeping marine life safe. eco bricks dont waste plastic either it uses it for a good cause. this article was very helpful and makes people understand the damage we are causing and how to fix it. we must change now!

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  9. we are ruining this planet with all the plastic were using it is very sad.

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  10. This article is wake up call, we need to save our environment

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