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Stop: What does this make me wonder about?

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In the U.S. 349 cities, counties, and states have banned or taxed the use of plastic bags in stores. 32 countries have plastic bags.

The author said this to show how some people are still helping with the situation

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More then 9 million tons of plastic end up in the ocean each year.

The author said this to show how much platic really ends up in the ocean

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The average american throws away 10 plastic bags per week and toss out 15 million ton of plastic wrapping each year.

This shows how much plastic americans really use and possibly waste

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Plastic was known as a "Miracle Material" when it really just causes so many problems and is ruining the enviroment

This makes me wonder is it a good product or a bad product because it has a lot of pros and a lot of cons

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By 2050, the plastic in the ocean could outweigh all the fish.

The author said this to show how much worse this situation can get

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In 1960, the average American used about 30 pounds of plastic each year. Today, it’s more than 300 pounds. - Scholastic

I think the author used these words because to show how much the world has changed and how much plastic has been used

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12 year old Chloe Mei Espinosa convinced the leaders of her school district in Califorina to stop giving out plastic straws in 33 cafeterias.

I think the author used these numbers to show how anyone can make a diffrance in the world even a 12 year old girl.

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An estimate of 700 marine animals have been harmed by the plastic.

This shows how many animals it harms wich is about 30% of them

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Stop: Why did the author quote this person and what did this quote add to the information?

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Stop: Do I know this word from someplace else? is it technical talk for experts? Can I find clues in other sentences to help me understand it?

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Even though there exist many plastic specific recycling bins, very few of these recyclable materials get reused.
-Jacob

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Coca-Cola, Pepsi and Nestlé named top plastic polluters for third year in a row

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Coca-Cola, Pepsi and Nestlé named top plastic polluters for third year in a row

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"The world's top polluting corporations claim to be working hard to solve plastic pollution," Priestland said. "Instead, they are continuing to pump out harmful single-use plastic packaging." This quote is a quote that I think many people agree with. These companies are pollution the waters and our planet with their plastic bottles. The reason I think this author put this quote in the article is because it is the voice of the person who is fighting against the plastic and pollution of the plastic. - Emily

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Coca-Cola, Pepsi and Nestlé named top plastic polluters for third year in a row

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Coca-Cola, Pepsi and Nestlé named top plastic polluters for third year in a row

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Even after getting hate for still using plastic bottles after, Coca Cola decieded to still use them. They said that the customers liked them better. But if they were getting hate and were polluting the envoirment, why would the customers want the plastic bottles?

This makes me wonder would it make them less money or more money if they switched to paper bottles and t also makes me wonder if it is the people who drink its fault because the company is not dumping the bottles in the ocean or is it the companys fault for having the plastic bottles

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Tiny Pacific island has no humans but gets much of world's plastic trash

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Tiny Pacific island has no humans but gets much of world's plastic trash

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Even though it is so far away from human activity, it has become overrun with human pollution. In fact, according to a new study, it has the highest density of plastic debris ever recorded in the world for a beach.

You would think that an island with no humans would have little trash, however Henderson Island has many pieces of trash across the beaches. How will the trash buildup affect the environment if it continues accumulating over many years?

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Tiny Pacific island has no humans but gets much of world's plastic trash

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Tiny Pacific island has no humans but gets much of world's plastic trash

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The researchers behind the new study just published their findings. They estimate that there are about 37.7 million pieces of plastic debris on Henderson Island. It is one of many places on Earth where human waste ends up. Humans produce 311 million tons of plastic waste every year.

I think the author included these numbers to get the reader to understand how much trash lines the beaches of Henderson Island. If they didn't include an amount of trash on the island readers wouldn't fully understand how much trash is on the beaches.

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Tiny Pacific island has no humans but gets much of world's plastic trash

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Tiny Pacific island has no humans but gets much of world's plastic trash

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"Hundreds of land crabs now make their homes out of broken, toxic plastic," Lavers said.
Most of the worlds plastic comes to this tiny island and the animals have made homes in toxic places.

The author quoted this person to show one way how the plastic is harming the marine creatures.

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The world's plastic pollution crisis explained

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The world's plastic pollution crisis explained

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"incubators" An incubator is a enclouser that is kept at a temperature and is used for just born baby's/ infants. I know that its for babys but not much other then that. -Emily

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Nearly 50% of the plastic waste generated globally in 2015 was plastic packaging

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polymerizing ethylene most likely is a method to make plastic.

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Tiny Pacific island has no humans but gets much of world's plastic trash

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Tiny Pacific island has no humans but gets much of world's plastic trash

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"The human footprint is everywhere, and it runs deeper than most of us imagine," Jennifer Lavers told NewsHour in an email.
this quote is to show how all human action affect the world in some way.

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Coca-Cola, Pepsi and Nestlé named top plastic polluters for third year in a row

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Coca-Cola, Pepsi and Nestlé named top plastic polluters for third year in a row

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The company said the bottles were popular with customers. This is not very true many of the people who disagree with plastic over use don't like the bottles they believe that it is polluting the environment which is true. - Emily

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Tiny Pacific island has no humans but gets much of world's plastic trash

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Tiny Pacific island has no humans but gets much of world's plastic trash

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37.7 million pieces of plastic debris on Henderson Island and it comes every day from different country's. Not enough people are doing stuff for this problem and as a matter of fact people make it worse.- Emily

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Coca-Cola, Pepsi, and Nestle named top plastic polluters.

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Coca-Cola, Pepsi, and Nestle named top plastic polluters.

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"In 2020, the volunteers collected 346,494 pieces of plastic waste. Of the total plastic collected, 63 percent was marked clearly with a consumer brand."

I think these numbers show how much there is, and how much of it is consumer brand. Without it, we wouldn't really know how much of the plastic on earth is consumer brand.
-Jacob

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Coca-Cola, Pepsi, and Nestle named top plastic polluters. 

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Coca-Cola, Pepsi, and Nestle named top plastic polluters. 

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"Its branding was found on 13,834 pieces of plastic, with PepsiCo branding on 5,155 and Nestlé branding on 8,633."

This piece of information is important because it shows how much plastic waste each of these companies contribute in comparison to the other.  -Jacob

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"In May 2015, she and her expedition team ventured to Henderson Island. The island is only 14 square miles. By comparison, the island of Manhattan is 22 square miles."

These numbers are important because they gives us a size comparison, they show us exactly how large Henderson Island is. Reading the other paragraphs along with this one gives us a visual about the trash amount on Henderson island. -Jacob

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Production increased exponentially, from 2.3 million tons in 1950 to 448 million tons by 2015. Production is expected to double by 2050.

I found this statistic to be important because it shows how we have become more and more reliant on plastic, and it gives us an exact number as to how much plastic we produce in a year.
-Jacob

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"The majority of plastic we come across cannot be recycled – we find it everywhere, in our waste stream, on our land," Mbata said. "When it is buried, it contaminates our soil. Whatever cannot be recycled must not be produced."

I think this quote is important because it summarizes the plastic problem in short terms (plastic is everywhere, it hurts the environment). It also includes a partial solution to the plastic problem. Without this quote, the article wouldn't mention anything about how plastic contaminates the soil, it would also one of the solutions to the problem. -Jacob