Plastic Pollution by Fernando Rosales Martinez https://padlet.com/ferros800/t7d314hbuzjv en-us 2019-02-20 17:12:14 UTC 2025-03-22 02:19:30 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Drinkingmed.png Are fossil fuels the right resource to use? what are negative impacts? ferros800 https://padlet.com/ferros800/t7d314hbuzjv/wish/333284849 use of limited resources like fossil fuels that are use to make things that will only be used once and then thrown away. more than 90 percent of the plastics made in the world
come from fossil fuels.Producing plastics from fossil fuels releases
greenhouse gases. Making one ton of polyethylene terephthalate (PET), which is used in
clothing fibers and to make plastic bottles, generates more than four tons of carbon dioxide.]]> 2019-02-20 17:21:52 UTC https://padlet.com/ferros800/t7d314hbuzjv/wish/333284849 Landfills ferros800 https://padlet.com/ferros800/t7d314hbuzjv/wish/333288175 most of the plastic produced each year ends up in landfills, According to the EPA, more than 90 percent of the plastic Americans produce is thrown out.]]> 2019-02-20 17:28:06 UTC https://padlet.com/ferros800/t7d314hbuzjv/wish/333288175 So...Where does the rest of it end? ferros800 https://padlet.com/ferros800/t7d314hbuzjv/wish/335215713 Because plastic doesn’t biodegrade, it
accumulates, creating larger and larger piles of
trash. However, every year millions of pounds of
plastics don’t even make it to the landfills. It’s
estimated that one-third of discarded plastic
packaging is blown by the wind or washed into
rivers. This plastic can clog waterways, damage
ecosystems and end up in the ocean.]]> 2019-02-26 05:14:46 UTC https://padlet.com/ferros800/t7d314hbuzjv/wish/335215713 Plastic Debris ferros800 https://padlet.com/ferros800/t7d314hbuzjv/wish/335216858 Plastic debris can be found in every ocean on Earth, but measuring it is very hard to do.
Some researchers have said the amount of plastic in the ocean is like dumping a garbage
truckload into the sea every minute. If we keep making plastic—and don’t properly recycle
it—that rate is predicted to increase to four truckloads per minute by 2050. By that time,
plastic in the ocean will outweigh fish pound for pound.]]> 2019-02-26 05:22:47 UTC https://padlet.com/ferros800/t7d314hbuzjv/wish/335216858 ferros800 https://padlet.com/ferros800/t7d314hbuzjv/wish/335740909 this is a graph showing annual global plastic pollution by country ]]> 2019-02-27 04:06:04 UTC https://padlet.com/ferros800/t7d314hbuzjv/wish/335740909 ways to keep plastic away from the oceans ferros800 https://padlet.com/ferros800/t7d314hbuzjv/wish/335743242 2019-02-27 04:20:30 UTC https://padlet.com/ferros800/t7d314hbuzjv/wish/335743242 In conclusion ferros800 https://padlet.com/ferros800/t7d314hbuzjv/wish/335748953 in conclusion, plastics are harmful, sure there cheap but what's the point if something so cheap will cost so much, not  only speaking money wise, i mean the making of plastic cuts down on limited resources like fossil fuel and it also kills of sea life, destroying eco systems, making the planet a filthy place.

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