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Plastic pollution is a global problem that affects land water and air and can have a wide range of negative impacts on ecosystems and human health. It is a serious problem for the whole world as scientist announced that by 2030, the weight of plastic waster will be heavier than all the fishes that exists on our planet. There are several problem which are the following. Air pollution, plastic pollution has a connection with air pollution, as when plastic waste are burned, it releases toxic chemicals into the air. Secondly, water pollution. Plastic pollution can also have a devastating effect on water supplies. Plastic waster can be found in rivers, lakes, and oceans and can leach toxic chemicals into the water supply, making it unsafe to drink . This also leads to agricultural pollution. Because water is one of the key element for agriculture it gets harms form it. Also Microplastics, Microplastic are tiny pieces of plastic break down into smaller pieces, this can be ingested by marine life, damaging the environment significantly. Lastly, plastic pollution effects to human health risks. Plastic debris can contain toxic chemicals, which cna leach into food and water supplies

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In future there might be no creature on the earth:( There is 2 reasons. Let's see

First, peoples are just trashing it anywhere when the times go it will become micro plastic then fishes will eat the plastic next when the fish die out people will eat it which have a plastic in their body. If peoples just keep eating the fishes with plastic, then we will see the end:< Really someone die because of eating fish with plastic.

Second, let's think the plastic doesn't harm people however plastic still harm the fishes then there is no change if the lowest level fish die one by one the fishes will die than also animals which eat fish is going to die it's ok because there are animals? NO!!! Animals will eat each other so there will be only animals one higher group than people's also don't have anything to eat so, we will see the end again. :< :(

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plastic pollution, accumulation in the environment of synthetic plastic products to the point that they create problems for wildlife and their habitats as well as for human populations.

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why is plastic pollution a global problem?

plastic pollution is a global problem because it can harm the animals for example many sea animals eat the plastic not knowing what it is some sea animals think its edible and eat it or think its ok so we have to think carefully of what we do to the sea creatures.

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why is plastic pollution a global problem

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Plastic Pollution is a big amount of plastic made from tangled fishing nets, plastic bags, etc. this is both harmful for both animals and humans because animals can mistake plastic bags as their food. Plastic never breaks down and they will turn into micro plastic which will turn up in our diet, so it will become very harmful to us as well.

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plastic pollution is dangerous because if there is plastic in the ocean it could cause a big problem for animals. They do not know what that is and they could be trapped by it, so it poses a devastating threat to the animals. It is also not good for humans, it poses a monumental threat to the environment.

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There is many ways to help our earth so how can we do it? Let's find out:) When we don't have to use water just off it such as brushing our teeth just off the water. Also, if there is no one at the room just off all the lights. Transportation is a major source of pollution, Water conservation is essential for preserving our water resources and reducing energy use.

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Why is Plastic Pollution a problem for the environment?

1. Plastics never completely break down, meaning they will stay in the environment forever.

2. It can kill animals that might eat it or get trapped in plastic bags, bottles or nets.

3. It can also harm people that eat the sick animals. This can eventually lead to cancer.

4. Plastic production relies heavily on fossil fuels, which release harmful greenhouse gases in to the air, and can also affect climate change.

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                           Andy Y7                                                 Because plastic could cause animals death, animals could think that its their prey and they will eat it, or they could accidently swim into a plastic bag, and the creature could not come out and die in it. Humans could also get harmful diseases, or you could die from micro-plastic.

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                           Andy Y7                                                 Because plastic could cause animals death, animals could think that its their prey and they will eat it, or they could accidently swim into a plastic bag, and the creature could not come out and die in it. Humans could also get harmful diseases, or you could die from micro-plastic.

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Why is plastic pollution a global problem? Lilian

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Why is plastic pollution a global problem? Lilian

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Plastic pollution has become one of the most pressing environmental issues, thanks to the overwhelming rise in production of disposable plastic products.

Plastic pollution is most visible in developing Asian and African nations, where garbage collection systems are often inefficient or nonexistent. But the developed world, especially in countries with low recycling rates, also has trouble properly collecting discarded plastics.

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Why is Plastic Pollution harming our Environment?

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Why is Plastic Pollution harming our Environment?

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Plastic production has sharply increased over the last 70 years. In 1950, the world produced just two million tonnes. It now produces over 450 million tonnes.

Plastic has added much value to our lives: it’s a cheap, versatile, and sterile material used in various applications, including construction, home appliances, medical instruments, and food packaging.

However, when plastic waste is mismanaged – not recycled, incinerated, or kept in sealed landfills – it becomes an environmental pollutant. One to two million tonnes of plastic enter our oceans yearly, affecting wildlife and ecosystems.

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it will destroy many animals' habitat and killing them for example if the sea turtle saw the plastic bag, they will think it is a jelly fish and eat it the turtle will die.

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Plastic pollution is a global problem, because it affects people and animals from all around the world. It breaks down to tiny pieces of plastic, called microplastic. it is everywhere--in water, soil and even in the air.

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The reason why plastic pollution global problem? It's because when someone trash or throw garbage such as plastics, that causes many big problem.

1. If we trash a garbage in the ocean, some of the fish will eat it, thinking that is our food. Than, they will be eaten by human, and someone who ate it will be sick or even die.

2. Many poor countries receive garbage from economically strong countries. It's completely not fair.

3. It makes our earth more polluted, it effects human too. Protecting our earth is same as saving our lives.

What can we do to stop plastic pollution that is keep going to global warming?

1. Reduce using harmful plastic, don't throw them in the ocean or the road or something. If it is emergency, after using it, pls recycle it.

2. Try to use paper at least two side per paper. papers are made of tree. More paper we use, more tree we kill.

I hope that we can safe our planet, keeping animals from dying, safe animal's habitat.

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Why is Plastic Pollution a global issue?   Lilian

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Why is Plastic Pollution a global issue?   Lilian

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Plastic pollution is a global problem due to its pervasive environmental impact, harm to wildlife and human health, and the challenges of managing plastic waste effectively.

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Why is plastic pollution a global problem?

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Why is plastic pollution a global problem?

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Plastic is a big global problem, because it harms animals and sometimes even kill them. Also, there is a really tiny plastic which is called 'microplastic, and the microplastics can make us il.

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Why is plastic pollution a global problem?

Plastic pollution is a global problem because it harms wildlife and also will impact human health food contamination.

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Plastic pollution is defined as the harmful accumulation of plastic products in the environment. This includes plastic debris such as bottles, bags, and microbeads, which adversely affect the wildlife, wildlife habits and humans.

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Micro Plastic can make people sick and get cancer so we better be more sustanable!

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Most of the plastic doesn't break down easily. It could harm the environment by releasing greenhouse gas 😭🥹🥲😢😿 making the Earth warmer and the Arctic will melt. 🧊 So polar bears won't have place to live. Many sea or land animals will eat it by mistake.

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what can you do in your daily life to help? 

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what can you do in your daily life to help? 

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Don't throw the plastic bag or plastic bottle into the river and put them in a recycle bin. Reduce the use of plastic product.

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What can we do in our daily life to help?

In our daily life we can:

-Bring reusable bags when going to the shopping mall or market

-use paper straws instead of plastic ones

-use our own metal water bottles, avoid using one-use plastic water bottles

-choose products that has minimal or no plastic in the packaging

-do not throw waste and rubbish into the ocean or in public spaces

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Why is plastic pollution a global problem? Plastic pollution is a global problem. Because of its pervasive nature, its slow degradation, harmful effects on ecosystems and wildlife, and detrimental impacts on pervasive nature, its slow degradation, harmful effects on ecosystems and wildlife, and detrimental impacts on human health and economies.

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Question 1 Why is plastic pollution a global problem?

because it can keep in the environment a very long time. it's dangerous that animals and humans may eat the microplastics, also some animals will get trapped in plastic waste and hurts them.

Additionally, it also can release greenhouse gases, this affects the global warming.

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what can you do in your daily life to have less plastic pollution???

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what can you do in your daily life to have less plastic pollution???

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In your daily life, you can significantly reduce plastic pollution by focusing on the "5 Rs": refuse, reduce, reuse, repurpose, and recycle. Avoiding single-use plastics and opting for sustainable alternatives are some of the most impactful steps you can take.

1. Bring reusable bags for shopping, use metal bottles instead of plastic ones, and throw plastic waste into recycling bins.

2. Skip single-use plastic straws, choose unpackaged fruits, and reuse plastic containers to cut waste.

3. Choose natural fiber clothing over synthetics like polyester and fleece. Washing synthetic fabrics releases microplastics into the water.

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How does plastic pollution connect to climate change?

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plastic pollution affects climate change by releasing greenhouse gases through its production, from the fossil fuels to its production, transportation and disposal.

Also, it's primarily made from fossil fuels, a process that releases significant greenhouse gases during production and waste management.

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Why is plastic pollution a global problem?

Plastic pollution is a global problem because plastics persist for centuries, breaking down into microplastics that infiltrate the environment, human health, and economies worldwide. Landfills and other places to dump wastes can also bring health problems such as tuberculosis. Rich & poor class antagonism can also bring poorer (no racism here!) countries and territories unfair treatments (around 450 million tonnes).

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So many plastic and many was eaten by animals

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Why is Plastic Pollution a global issue? Yoyo & Harry

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Why is Plastic Pollution a global issue? Yoyo & Harry

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1. Climate Change: Most single-use plastics （98%） are derived from fossil fuels, releasing greenhouse gases throughout their lifecycle.

2. Biodiversity Loss: Plastics disrupt ecosystems by trapping wildlife and harmful chemicals.

3. Ocean destruction : Plastic waste contributes to ocean destruction, affecting marine ecosystems and biodiversity.

4. Resources became dirty: Plastic production strains freshwater and land resources.

5. Health Risks: Plastics are now found in animal bodies, which leads to long term effects~

6. Microplastic: Will be both eaten by human beings and animals, these cannot be fully destroyed as it will take hundreds of years.

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How does plastic pollution connected to climate change?

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How does plastic pollution connected to climate change?

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There are mainly two important connections between plastic pollution and climate change.

1. The first is linked to the production of plastics. Plastics are made from fossil fuels like oil and natural gas, and extracting these fuels already releases greenhouse gases.

The process of refining and producing plastics in factories also uses a lot of energy, which adds even more carbon dioxide and methane to the atmosphere.

2. The second connection happens after plastics are used and thrown away. When plastics are burned, they release harmful gases that trap heat in the air. Plastics left in landfills can slowly break down and release methane, a powerful greenhouse gas.

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plastic is global problem because waste builds up in the environment also, not many plastics is easy to break, they can stay in nature for a hundred of year. it can harm animals by eating plastic by mistake. Tiny pices of plastic, called microplastic are in everywhere inside the sea and ocean.

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What can we do in our daily life to help?-Ada

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What can we do in our daily life to help?-Ada

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To help reduce carbon dioxide and help create a cleaner future, we can do several things in our daily life:

Using public transport: producing less carbon footprint and create less CO2

Reusing, reducing and recycling: three important "re" which tells us to waste less materials and try not to produce less harmful chemicals.

Eating in a healthier way: we can eat less meat and try to plant our own food which can reduce the carbon dioxide we make and the carbon dioxide produced when transporting the food.

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What can you do in your daily life to help? (Ellie and Paddy)

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What can you do in your daily life to help? (Ellie and Paddy)

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-do 3Rs: Recyling, reducing, and reusing.

-don't waste papers, use double sides

-turn off the light when you don't use the room

-save energy

-support laws

-use fewer plastic bags

-don't leave your trash anywhere

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What we can do in our daily life to help.

1.We can support laws

2.PICK UP YOUR TRASH

3.Help clean the ocean or the beach

if you don't there will be consequences to our actions and we may lose our planet

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How does plastic pollution connect to climate change?

It connects to climate change because when people make plastic or burn them, then greenhouse gasses are produced, making the planet hotter. only 16% of plastic recycled, and the rest of them goes to the landfill for burning and produce greenhouse gasses.

Most plastic end up in a river the ocean and can harm the animals and ecosystem. animals will get hurt and there will reduce it, so it harms the environment a lot.

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What Can we do in Our daily lives to help Reducing Plastic Pollution?

There are many things we can do in our daily lives to help.

Saving Energy: One of the most direct ways renewable energies can reduce plastic pollution is by powering the manufacturing processes of plastic alternatives. Using solar, wind, and hydroelectric energy to produce biodegradable plastics and other eco-friendly materials significantly lowers the carbon footprint of these products.

Reducing Waste: You can reduce waste by reusing items like water bottles, bags, and containers instead of single-use ones. Buy only what you need and try to choose products with less packaging. Compost food scraps and recycle properly so less trash ends up in landfills.

Recycling Properly: To recycle properly, first check your local recycling rules, since they can be different depending on where you live. Rinse out bottles, cans, and containers so they’re clean and dry before putting them in the recycling bin. Keep non-recyclable items like food waste, plastic bags, and electronics out of regular recycling, and take them to special drop-off points if available.

Eating environmental-friendly: To help reducing plastic pollution, we need to also think about our eating habits. These days, delivery food is very popular because of its convenience, but there is a very big problem of delivery food, which that a lot of plastic comes with it, and it is hard to reuse. That plastic would likely to be ended up in landfills or the ocean. To reduce plastic here, we should try to have less delivery food and try to cook our food or go to restaurants.

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What can you do in your daily life to help?

Use fewer plastic bags and bottles in your daily life.

Recycle more

Help to clean up if you see litters on the street or classrooms.

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To help with combat with plastic pollution, you can reduce your consumption of single use plastics by carrying reusable bags, water bottles, and containers.

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People can reduce the use of plastic by use fewer single use plastic like knives and fork, recycle more and support product that is more easy to recycle than others. Also support laws that reduce plastic production and waste.

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What can you do in your daily life to help?

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What can you do in your daily life to help?

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Maybe we can do the recycle, reduce, and reuse. We can use plastic to make a new things like toy., or we can don't always the outer packing is made of plastic bag

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What can you do in your daily life to help?

-Don't use plastic bottles.

-Use reusable bags instead of plastic ones.

-Recycle some trash

-Clean up if there is some plastic on the floor

-Use eco-friendly products

-Lucija

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Why is plastic pollution a global problem?

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Why is plastic pollution a global problem?

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Plastic pollution is a global problem because they can harm the environment, animals and humans. For instance, they can contribute to climate change by producing greenhouse gas; animals eating plastic wastes by accident; humans eating food containing microplastics that can lead to poor health etc. Furthermore, it takes a long time for plastic to disappear. And this can lead to further related problems.

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How does plastic pollution connect to climate change?

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How does plastic pollution connect to climate change?

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- Making plastics uses a lot of fossil fuels like oil and gas, which releases gases that warm the Earth.
- When we throw away plastics and burn or bury them, it can release more gases that cause climate change.
- Pollution from plastics in the ocean can hurt tiny plants and animals that help absorb carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas.

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People can reduce using single use plastics like bottles and straws, recycle more and support products made with recycled material and they can support laws that reduce plastic production and waste

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Plastic pollution can disrupt the natural processes of animals and humans, reduce the ability to combat climate change and raise the surface temperature, directly affecting the lives of many people.

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How does plastic pollution connect to climate change? (Group 6)

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How does plastic pollution connect to climate change? (Group 6)

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The making and burning of plastic products release a significant amount of greenhouse gases. In case you don't already know, climate change refers to long-term shifts in temperatures and weather patterns. This is why the fact that these gases make the planet warmer, is the reason that plastic pollution is connected to climate change.

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plastic pollution happens when plastic waste builds up in the environment most plastic do not break down easily. plastic pollution is every dangerous it is harm to animals, many microplastics, and also affect climate change. it also affect to people by microplastics, microplastic can be in air or food

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Why is plastic pollution a global problem?

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Why is plastic pollution a global problem?

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Plastic pollution is a global problem, because it speeds up climate change, which is already an important global issue. It speeds up climate change when making and burning plastic releases greenhouse gases. As a result, these gases make the Earth warmer. Furthermore, climate change will lead to serious consequences such as rising temperatures, sea level rise, drought, flooding and much more.

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Reduce the use of disposable plastic products:

1. Eliminate single-use plastics such as straws and plastic bags, and promote reusable alternatives.

2. Source reduction:

Strengthen production regulations to ban substandard plastic products

Encourage companies to use eco-friendly materials

3. Promote alternatives:

Use biodegradable materials (e.g., biodegradable plastics) that decompose quickly and reduce environmental pollution

Diversify alternatives with eco-friendly products like paper and cloth bags, and metal straws

4. Improve recycling system:

Establish classified recycling systems to increase plastic waste recovery rates

Develop plastic recycling industry and enhance recycling technologies

5. Policy and regulations:

Implement strict plastic ban regulations with clear timelines and scope

Promote international cooperation for global plastic pollution governance

6. Public education and participation:

Raise environmental awareness through campaigns and education

Encourage public participation in waste sorting and environmental activities

7. Technological innovation:

Develop efficient plastic recycling and treatment technologies

Promote green packaging solutions to reduce excessive packaging

Through the comprehensive implementation of these measures, we can effectively reduce plastic pollution and protect the ecological environment.

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How does plastic pollution connect to climate change? (Group 5)

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How does plastic pollution connect to climate change? (Group 5)

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-creating and burning plastic releases greenhouse gases, making the Earth warmer.

-disrupting ocean that absorb carbon dioxide, which reduce their ability to regulate the Earth's climate.

-harming ecosystems that naturally regulate the climate, releasing chemical pollutants

-getting rid of all this plastic also causes problems for the planet-just 16% of plastics are recycled, which means the rest goes to landfill for incineration. Sometimes people dump plastic trashes into ocean, which is also serious problem.

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1. Why is plastic pollution a global problem?

Because it will make climate change and let the Earth warmer. It will let the people face the health risks.

2. How does plastic pollution connect to climate change?

-Making and burning plastic releases greenhouse gases. These gases make the Earth warmer.

3.What can you do in your daily life to help?

-Use paper instead of plastic.

-Recycle mor and support products make from recycled materias.

-Support laws that reduce plastic production and waste.

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How does plastic pollution connect to climate change? (Group 2)

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How does plastic pollution connect to climate change? (Group 2)

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Plastic takes hundreds of years to start decomposing, it can become a threat to marine life and to our climate. Often when burning plastic, it releases lots of greenhouse gas that becomes a large factor of contribution to global climate change by warming up our globe. Even when plastic is left untouched in the nature, it still pollutes our globe by the continuous release of greenhouse gas. Plastic poses as a huge threat to our living environment and to wildlife on our planet.