The urban, rural district and seas are polluted with plastic nowadays. There are a variety of factors contributing to this phenomenon and a solution to deal with plastic pollution.
In most cases, plastic pollution causes flooding. Disposing off plastic improperly leads to blockage of drainages which will cause water to accumulate in some places during a heavy rainfall. This is evident even in most developed cities, like in the Philippines, specifically in Metro Manila which is the country’s capital; it is often flooded during typhoons and the trash on the streets are to blame.
Meanwhile, excessive plastic in the environment can pollute the soil especially in the agricultural areas. Plastic releases toxins in the soil which will contaminate the farmlands, affecting crops and livestocks. Furthermore, research on the presence of plastic in crops such as vegetables and fruits are ongoing and they’ve proved that microplastic can be embedded in the crop’s tissue which will greatly affect the ecosystem once these crops were ingested.
Another serious drawback of plastic is the safety of sea creatures. Sea animals are hardly hit with this pressing issue; when these animals see the plastic floating in bodies of water, they thought it is food and eat it, and they’re unable to digest it, after which, it gets stuck in their digestive system, then it will send a signal to their brain that they are full until they die because of malnutrition and ingestion of inedible substance. When the animal’s debris is seen on the shore, an autopsy will reveal that they died because of plastic ingestion.
One best solution to tackle this phenomenon is by information dissemination. People need to be well informed inorder for them to know the effects of plastic pollution. Proper waste disposal campaigns like The Green Planet which is led by NGOs and the government will be a great drive to inform the public so that they will be more responsible and caring for the environment. The public must be aware of the side effects of plastic and as a result, they will avoid using it, these individuals may be a drop in the ocean when compared to the world’s population but these campaigns must begin from something small with a hope of getting more people on board.
To conclude, plastic pollution can be harmful for the city, farmlands and marine life. Such serious problems can be reduced by informing the public of proper ways to manage their waste and promoting green living.
The urban, rural district and seas
are polluted
with
plastic
nowadays. There are a variety of factors contributing to this phenomenon and a solution to deal with
plastic
pollution.
In most cases
,
plastic
pollution causes flooding. Disposing off
plastic
improperly
leads to blockage of drainages which will cause water to accumulate in
some
places during a heavy rainfall. This is evident even in most developed cities, like in the Philippines,
specifically
in Metro Manila which is the country’s capital; it is
often
flooded during typhoons and the trash on the streets are to blame.
Meanwhile, excessive
plastic
in the environment can pollute the soil
especially
in the agricultural areas.
Plastic
releases toxins in the soil which will contaminate the farmlands, affecting
crops
and
livestocks
.
Furthermore
, research on the presence of
plastic
in
crops
such as vegetables and fruits are
ongoing and
they’ve proved that microplastic can
be embedded
in the
crop’s
tissue which will
greatly
affect the ecosystem once these
crops
were ingested
.
Another serious drawback of
plastic
is the safety of sea creatures. Sea animals are hardly hit with this pressing issue; when these animals
see
the
plastic
floating in bodies of water, they
thought
it is food and eat it, and they’re unable to digest it, after which, it
gets
stuck in their digestive system, then it will
send
a signal to their brain that they are full until they
die
because
of malnutrition and ingestion of inedible substance. When the animal’s debris is
seen
on the shore, an autopsy will reveal that they
died
because
of
plastic
ingestion.
One best solution to tackle this phenomenon is by information dissemination.
People
need to be
well informed
inorder
for them to know the effects of
plastic
pollution. Proper waste disposal campaigns like The Green Planet which
is led
by NGOs and the
government
will be a great drive to inform the public
so
that they will be more responsible and caring for the environment. The public
must
be aware of the side effects of
plastic
and
as a result
, they will avoid using it, these individuals may be a drop in the ocean when compared to the world’s population
but
these campaigns
must
begin
from something
small
with a hope of getting more
people
on board.
To conclude
,
plastic
pollution can be harmful for the city, farmlands and marine life. Such serious problems can be
reduced
by informing the public of proper ways to manage their waste and promoting green living.