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The video was published in March of 2018. It agrees with my claim to ban and reduce the amount of plastic. The video is from USA Today. There are no spelling or grammar errors. The video is to inform viewers of the plastic in the ocean and how it can be cleaned up.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/science/2018/03/22/great-pacific-garbage-patch-grows/446405002/

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World’s largest collection of ocean garbage is twice the size of Texas

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The Great Pacific Garbage Patch, halfway between Hawaii and California, has grown to more than 600,000 square miles, or twice the size of Texas.

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The video was published on June 8, 2016. It agrees with my claim to ban plastic. The video is from National Geographic on Youtube. There are no spelling or grammar errors. The video is to persuade viewers to use better resources, and reduce the amount of plastic use.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yaDx-WJAsaE

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See How It Feels to Be an Ocean Animal Stuck in a Plastic Bag | National Geographic

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The article was published on May 30, 2019. It has not been updated or revised. It agrees with claim to reduce plastic. The article was contributed by Scott Snowden and is from Forbes.com. There are no spelling or grammar errors. It is to inform about the Great Pacific Garbage Patch.

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The article was published in 2019. It has not been updated or revised. the article agrees that plastic waste should be reduced. It was written by Carly Sitzer and is from GreenMatters.org. There are no spelling or grammar errors. The article is to inform readers about how microplastics are affecting sea animals and the ocean.

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The article was published on August 18, 2019. It has not been updated or revised. The article explains other resources to replace plastic, without totally banning plastic. It was written by Sheryl Alfonsi and is from CBS News. There are no spelling or grammar errors. The article is to teach about the Great Pacific Garbage Patch and to provide other resources that could reduce the amount of waste in the ocean.

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The article was published on June 14, 2018. It has not been revised or updated. The article both agrees and disagrees with my claim by proving pros and cons. The passage is by ProCon Headlines. There are no spelling or grammar errors. The article is to inform us about the pros and cons of plastic and how the plastic is handled after use.
https://search.credoreference.com/content/entry/proconph/should_bottled_water_be_banned_top_4_pros_and_cons/0

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Should Bottled Water Be Banned? - Top 4 Pros and Cons | ProCon Headlines - Credo Reference

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Thursday, June 14, 2018 Americans consumed 13.7 billion gallons of bottled water in 2017 - more than any other beverage by volume - boosting an lorem ipsum dolor sit amet consectetuer adipiscing elit proin risus praesent lectus vestibulum quam sapien varius ut blandit non interdum in ante vestibulum ante ipsum

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The article was published in 2020. It agrees withy claim for ban plastic. The article is from Cleanwater.org. There are no spelling or grammar errors. The article is to inform others of the effect that plastic is causing on sea animals.
https://www.cleanwater.org/problem-marine-plastic-pollution

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Preventing the generation of disposable products as much as possible reduces the amount of money needed for controlling and managing trash and litter. Prevention is both cost-effective and better for the environment.

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The article was published in 2020. It agrees with my claim to ban plastic. There are no spelling or grammar errors. The article is to inform readers on how plastic is taking a toll on wildlife.
https://www.biologicaldiversity.org/campaigns/ocean_plastics/

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Plastic accumulating in our oceans and on our beaches has become a global crisis, with a direct and deadly effect on wildlife. The Center is working to stop plastic pollution at the source.

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This imagine was published in February 2019. It agrees with my claim to stop using plastic. The article is from onegreenplanet.org and was written by Corrine Henn. There are no spelling or grammar errors. The article to meant to inform readers how animals are being affected, and what we can do to help.

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This image was taken by Troy Mayne. It is from Worldwildlife.org. The picture displays a turtle getting caught in plastic. Plastic is harming sea animals and is getting mistaken for food. This image is to teach others how their plastic is making a big impact on sea life.

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The article was updated on January 30, 2020. The article is against my claim to ban plastic. It is from CNN.com, by Allcla Lee and Mellssa Alonso. There are no spelling or grammar errors. The article is meant to teach why using plastic is not so bad as it seems.
https://www.cnn.com/2020/01/30/us/south-dakota-plastic-trnd/index.html

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south dakota wants to buck the trend and keep their plastic straws and bags - cnn

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This state wants to buck the trend and keep their plastic straws and bags

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As South Dakota pushes to keep its plastic containers, lawmakers are arguing plastic in the state's rivers and soil is a good thing because it can provide a habitat for fish or separate the dirt for plants.

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The article was published on February 23, 2017. It has not been updated. The article is for banning plastic, to help the environment.  It is from the UN News. There are no spelling or grammar errors. The article is meant to inform the reader about how plastic is becoming a very big problem.
https://news.un.org/en/story/2017/02/552052-turn-tide-plastic-urges-un-microplastics-seas-now-outnumber-stars-our-galaxy

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"Plastic pollution is surfing onto Indonesian beaches, settling onto the ocean floor at the North Pole, and rising through the food chain onto our dinner tables," Erik Solheim, the Executive Director of UNEP, said in a news release announcing the campaign.

"We've stood by too long as the problem has gotten worse. It must stop," he added.

Through its Clean Seas campaign, the agency has urged countries and businesses to take ambitious measures to eliminate microplastics from personal-care products, ban or tax single-use plastic bags, and dramatically reduce other disposable plastic items by 2022.

Ten countries have already joined the initiative with far-reaching pledges: Indonesia has committed to slash its marine litter by 70 per cent by 2025; Uruguay will tax single-use plastic bags later this year; and Costa Rica will take measures to dramatically reduce single-use plastic through better waste management and education, according to UNEP.

51 trillion microplastics litter the seas

These initiatives could not come sooner as up to 80 per cent of all litter in the oceans are made of plastic.

According to estimates, by 2050, 99 per cent of earth's seabirds will have ingested plastic

An illustration of the sheer magnitude of the problem is that as much as 51 trillion microplastic particles - 500 times more than stars in our galaxy - litter the seas.

Each year, more than eight million metric tonnes of plastic end up in oceans, wreaking havoc on marine wildlife, fisheries and tourism, and cost at least $8 billion in damage to marine ecosystems. According to estimates, by 2050, oceans will have more plastic than fish if present trends are not arrested.

According to UNEP actions to stem the growing tide of maritime litter could include reducing the use of single-use plastics at the individual level such as by using reusable shopping bags and water bottles, choosing products without microbeads and plastic packaging, and not using straws to drink.
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"Whether we choose to use plastic bags at the grocery store or sip through a plastic straw, our seemingly small daily decisions to use plastics are having a dramatic effect on our oceans," said film actor and founder of the Lonely Whale Foundation, Adrian Grenier.

Supply chain modifications

Similarly, on larger and commercial scale, supply chains can be modified.

One such example is the technology company DELL Computers: which has announced that it will use recovered ocean plastic in its product packaging.

"DELL is committed to putting technology and expertise to work for a plastic-free ocean," said its Vice President for Global Operations, Piyush Bhargava. "Our new supply chain brings us one step closer to UNEP's vision of Clean Seas by proving that recycled ocean plastic can be commercially reused."

According to UNEP, major announcements are also expected at the upcoming conference on The Ocean at the UN Headquarters in New York (5-9 June), and UN the Environment Assembly to be held in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, in December.

"The ocean is the lifeblood of our planet, yet we are poisoning it with millions of tonnes of plastic every year," expressed Peter Thomson, the President of the UN General Assembly, highlighting the upcoming conference and urging for ambitious pledges to reduce single-use plastic.

"Be it a tax on plastic bags or a ban on microbeads in cosmetics, each country [can] do their bit to maintain the integrity of life in the Ocean."

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'Turn the tide on plastic' urges UN, as microplastics in the seas now outnumber stars in our galaxy

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Launching an unprecedented global campaign, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is urging everyone to eliminate the use of microplastics and stop the excessive, wasteful use of single-use plastic, to save the world's seas and oceans from irreversible damage before it's too late.