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The Plastic Plague: Can Our Oceans Be Saved From Environmental Ruin?

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The Plastic Plague: Can Our Oceans Be Saved from Environmental Ruin?
By: Madison Shull Did you know just by recycling that water bottle you just finished, you could be making a huge impact. Ocean pollution is a serious issue is only increasing day by day, but this issue has not just occurred over this past year. This concern has been growing over the past decade and it is only rising according statistics. With the use of recycling, awareness, and policies we change the course of this concern onto a path of a healthier and cleaner ocean. Recycling has always been promoted for the past decade as Americans have been trying to be more efficient and environmentally friendly. Although little did I know and most likely many others that recycling has been on a decline lately and that only about 9% of Americans actually recycle despite what is promoted. If we as a whole in the U.S. took recycling just as serious as we took our grades or jobs we could definitely make a bigger impact on ocean pollution. Just being able to recycle items such as water bottles, containers, and plastic bags can help improve not just pollution but as well our health. Avoid burning plastic items as well since that does show having effects on individual’s health rather than animal’s health. …show more content…

Many Americans do not realize the extent or the effects of this pollution are a lot more serious and can affect more than just the animals dying. Also many people are simply just uneducated about the ideas of recycling and pollution around the Earth and that is not just something environmentally friendly people should be doing. As Americans we can publicize by commercials, advertisements, or even television specials we can reach a greater audience about pollution. Informing the public as well about the health concerns of burning plastics will grab much individual's attention as

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