This article was written by Samantha Raphelson in 2018 under the National Public Radio (NPR). She writes about the increase in plastic waste and the effects that it has caused. More specifically, about how the increasing rates have harmed ocean life. She backs her claim up with evidence often. For example, she says "an autopsy found nearly 17 pounds of plastic inside the whale's belly, a marine official told Reuters." Further on, she references a study that was done in the "Journal Science," which found that the top countries that "mismanaged plastic waste in 2010 were in the Asia-Pacific region..." Not only does she discuss the tragedies that plastic waste has caused, but she also gives plenty of examples to support this claim. The evidence leaves us no room to argue with the fact that plastic waste is increasing and is hurting the planet. She found data and studies that also supported her findings. Overall, this article was very informational and accurate.