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Plastic

islands

ITatiana Neves , nº22 ,Turma C

Index

1. What are plastic islands?

2. How do plastic islands affect life?

3. How can we solve this issue?

What are plastic islands?

plastic islands

Plastic islands are large accumulations of waste that, due to ocean currents, gather in one specific location.

How do plastic islands affect life?

How do plastic islands affect life?

When animals see these macroplastics, they mistake them for food and end up suffering a slow and agonizing death. All these factors cause an imbalance in the environment,

How can we solve this issue?

3-Support environmental causes and companies that make a difference

How can we solve this issue?

1-Changing mindset

2-Recycle

4-Replacing Plastic with More Quickly Degradable Materials

While plastic can take around 450 years to decompose , paper can be degraded in just few weeks or months.

Webography

Oceana. “Por Que O Plástico No Oceano é Tão Prejudicial?” Oceana Brasil, 23 Sept. 2022, brasil.oceana.org/blog/por-que-o-plastico-no-oceano-e-tao-prejudicial/. 19 Sept 2024

Boyan Slat. “The Ocean Cleanup.” The Ocean Cleanup, 2019, theoceancleanup.com/. 19 Sept 2024

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