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Earth Day is an annual event, which takes place every year on April 22. First celebrated in 1970, the goal of this event is to help save the Earth. Every year, Earth Day has a new theme. This year's theme is 'Planet vs Plastics'.

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Plastic Pollution is when plastic ends up in the ocean via many different ways.

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The amount of plastic in our oceans increased from 8 million tons in 2000 to 30 million tons in 2019!

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1. Single-use plastic

2. Food Waste

3. Recycling Mistakes

4. Beauty Industry

5. Careless People

6. Cars

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1. It chokes marine wildlife

2. It makes the oceans dirty

3. It harms tap water

4. It harms humans

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1. 100 countries banned single-use plastic

2. China, Turkey, Malaysia, Cambodia, and Thailand banned waste import

3. They are organizing beach cleanups.

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1. Reuse plastic

2. Stop using single-use plastic

3. RECYCLE (see next slide)

4. Cook more

5. Organise your own beach cleanup

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You can recycle to help solve plastic pollution. It is the process of turning Waste into new things. To find out what is recyclable, please look at the next slide.

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Books, Newspapers, Boxes, Bottles, Cans and Cartons all should be recycled. For more information, check your local recycling website.

Plastic Bags and Food Waste, however, must be recycled separately.

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1. About 95% of people have BPA (a chemical found in plastics) in their urine!

2. The BBC actually found seagulls which died because their stomachs were full of plastics.

3. A whale DIED after eating a whopping 80 plastic bags!