https://padlet.com/15ireynolds/ztpfjb53rco Made with a wink and a smile en-us 2018-06-11 14:03:28 UTC 2023-03-05 07:27:17 UTC hello@padlet.com 15ireynolds https://padlet.com/15ireynolds/ztpfjb53rco/wish/266621592 Estimated that 8 million tonnes of plastic waste end up in the ocean every year! There are many 5 garbage patches in the oceans; 2 in the Pacific Ocean 2 in the Atlantic Ocean and one in the Indian Ocean. The patch of garbage in the Pacific is estimated to be larger than he state of Texas!]]> 2018-06-11 14:07:50 UTC https://padlet.com/15ireynolds/ztpfjb53rco/wish/266621592 15ireynolds https://padlet.com/15ireynolds/ztpfjb53rco/wish/266622835 People carelessly drop items on the land which is then thrown into the sea and others intentionally dump their waste into the sea. Natural disasters can bring alot of waste into the sea which isn’t collected.
This can easily by prevented by people throwing their rubbish in the correct bins and potentially fining people who intentionally throw their rubbish into the sea. Unfortunately there isn’t that much we can do to stop natural disasters from happening or stopping rubbish from being pulled into the sea by that.]]> 2018-06-11 14:13:03 UTC https://padlet.com/15ireynolds/ztpfjb53rco/wish/266622835 15ireynolds https://padlet.com/15ireynolds/ztpfjb53rco/wish/266623551 2018-06-11 14:16:34 UTC https://padlet.com/15ireynolds/ztpfjb53rco/wish/266623551 15eheap https://padlet.com/15ireynolds/ztpfjb53rco/wish/266623973 Plastics don’t biodegrade meaning they won’t disappear, and will stay there forever until someone or something picks it up or eats it. ]]> 2018-06-11 14:18:19 UTC https://padlet.com/15ireynolds/ztpfjb53rco/wish/266623973 15ahitch https://padlet.com/15ireynolds/ztpfjb53rco/wish/266624102 A chemical called BPA is often added to plastic to make it more durable. This makes it an excellent product for storing and transporting food, however toxic chemicals leach out of plastic, particularly when heated or microwaved and are then found in the blood and tissue of nearly all of us. Exposure to them is linked to cancers, birth defects, impaired immunity, infertility as well as immune and behavioural disorders.]]> 2018-06-11 14:18:48 UTC https://padlet.com/15ireynolds/ztpfjb53rco/wish/266624102