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A report by Greenpeace concerning the amount of plastic floating in the Pacific. From a report, August 2009
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Why are cloth bags better than plastic bags?
Scientists estimate that it takes upwards of 500 years for a plastic bag to decompose, filling up landfills at an alarming pace. Plastic bags are also dangerous to animals and sea creatures who accidentally ingest them.
Why is the sea important?
The sea is important because their is life in the sea. Scientist can study marine life to understand history and evolution.
Why should you stop using plastic bags?
Plastic bags are made out of non-biodegradable substance.(not organic)Because they are durable they do not rot. Scientist believe that it would take up to 1,000 years to break down. In that time plastic bags separate into smaller toxic particles that contaminates the soil and even waterways. Even if we try to burn them, it pollutes the atmosphere Each year, an estimated 500 billion to 1 trillion plastic bags are made worldwide. That means that 1 million plastic bags are made each minute, but then billions end up as litter each year. Making plastic bags can lead to exhaustion of oil, because to make a lot of plastic bags, we need a lot of oil. If we reduce oil we could save much more oil. You can actually drive about 460 meters with the oil which is used for only one plastic bag. Plastic bags even kill a lot of marine animals. Plastic bags gets blown into the ocean and floats around like a jelly-fish. A lot of sea-creatures choke and die for mistaking them as their food. Each year, thousands of sea turtles choke on plastic bags after mistaking them for jellyfish, their favourite food. Even other sea critters like sea lions and dolphins have also been found with their stomachs filled with plastic bags!
Why are helium balloons a danger to sea creatures?
The balloon will eventually deflate, leaving plastic pollution wherever it lands. This can often cause harm to animals, including fish and birds.
What are the positive or negative impact of using plastic bags in your lunch?
it actually depends on the type of plastic, e.g. c2h3cl or PVC. positive is that it would replace throwing them away in the sea, however the negative will be disposing it as a waste product.
What are things in bags from the sea or underground?
plastic bags... people dump them in the sea or they burn them and dump them in the sea it terrible
Does plastic come from the rainforest's?
Plastic is made from oil which comes from oil fields, on land or at sea
What is a enemy for a turtle?
for sea turtles, plastic bags. When sea turtles find plastic bags, they assume that it's their favorite food, jellyfish. They can get strangled by these bags. DON'T LITTER!
Why does plastic remain the longest in the ocean?
As plastic is a non degradable material so living of sea unable to destroy them.
Do people like throwing plastic in the sea?
The source of plastic in the sea is probably more a result of poor disposal of garbage from ships and coastal areas than of individuals. There are huge clumps of them in the oceans.
What endanger's the leatherback sea turtle?
One cause for their endangered state is plastic bags floating in the ocean. Pacific Leatherback sea turtles mistake these plastic bags for jellyfish. Hope that helps.
Can plastic containers crush sea life?
Yes, and plastic rings and filament lines can strangle and choke them to death as well.
How far away from land does the ship need to be before you can disposse of plastic garbage overbord?
Ships may not dispose of plastic garbage into the sea.
Can you put plastic plants with sea monkey's?
Yes as long as they are aquarium plants. Some other plastic plants give off toxins.
The great pacific patch affects who?
The Great Pacific Garbage Patch indirectly affects everyone, since plastic and plastic particles are consumed by sea life and work their way up the food chain, eventually reaching humans. The Great Pacific Garbage Patch kills a huge amount of sea creatures. Sea Turtles think that plastic bags are jellyfish, which are their main food source, and eat them, which eventually kills them from plastic poisoning and starvation. Fish and sea mammals, including seals, are tangled up in plastic nets that will never decompose. There was a sea turtle which grew up with a plastic band around its shell, so that when it was found its shell was strangled into an hourglass shape. http://bigpictureblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/06/windowslivewritercharlesmooresexploration-bf39sea-turtle-deformed-12.jpg
Why plastic is bad and matel is good conductor of electricity?
Metal contains a sea of mobile electrons around its atoms that can conduct electricity while plastic doesn't.
Why do sea turtles mistake plastic bags as jellyfish?
Because turtles are slow.. Hahahahahaha get their slow.
