in life
We can't do without plastic at every turn:
Bottles, bags, cups, buckets, straws...
However, have you ever thought about it
A small plastic item
How much harm can it bring?
According to the latest news from the United Nations Environment Programme:
More than 400 million tons of plastic are produced globally every year
One-third of them are used only once;
This is equivalent to 2,000 garbage trucks laden with plastic every day
dumping plastic into rivers, lakes and seas;
In us
Ingested food, drinking water and breathing air
Microplastics are non-porous
These pictures
It may make you uncomfortable
But that's the harsh reality
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Wakatobi, Indonesia
A stranded whale was spotted locally
The stomach is full of plastic waste
It has 12 pounds of plastic waste in its belly
This includes 115 cups
Near a large dam in Serbia
Covered with plastic waste
Bay of Naples, Italy
Brought by storms at sea
Plastic waste and debris
A British man while diving in the waters off Bali
A scene filmed
There is a lot of plastic waste floating in the ocean
Fish and other marine life are avoided
Image source: Visual China
Sea area of Hatay Province, Turkey
Floating plastic waste
It seriously threatens the survival of marine wildlife
Image source: Visual China
It is a 3 to 4 day voyage from the coast of Brazil
On the island of Trindade
A geologist found out
Rocks formed by large amounts of plastic
Over the past 30 years
As many as 1 million species are endangered
The last half century
The rate at which the temperature rises
The highest value in 2,000 years
……
By 2050
There may be more plastic in the ocean than fish!
Infographic: In July 2019, in Hanoi, Vietnam, an art exhibition called "Reduce the Litter" was held at the French Cultural Center in Hanoi.
however
Most of the plastic never really disappeared
opposite
It turns into smaller particles that are swallowed by fish or other animals
Eventually back to human food and drinking water
Disposable plastic that is thrown away at will
Not just a big hassle
And the pollution crisis
It is also one of the biggest environmental problems of our time
Infographic: In April 2019, plastic waste collected by a newly established environmental recycling company in Billton, Switzerland.
A new report from the United Nations Environment Programme shows:
If action is taken immediately
Repurposing, recycling plastics, adapting practices,
We use a variety of materials other than plastic
By 2040
You can reduce plastic pollution by 80%!
We have and only one Earth
To care for the environment is to love ourselves
5 June, World Environment Day
This year's theme is "Plastic Battles Quick"
Let's commit together:
Protecting the planet,
Start with you and me, start now!
Source|China News Service