Recycling

Plastic Pollution in America: Alert to Disaster

Plastic Pollution in America: Alert to Disaster

Plastic Production Plastic is everywhere. In fact, if you look at your surroundings, you will see multiple plastic items—colored pens, mirror frames, a hair brush, toys and balloons, lamps, food bottles, a garden hose, a button, a pail, a drinking straw, a contact lens and more. Basically, plastic is a synthetic material made from oil, a raw material—you could say it is made up of recycled dinosaurs (or fossil fuels). It can be molded into any shape and take on any color.
Death of the Plastic Straw

Death of the Plastic Straw

Plastic Lifetime National Geographic reports that the first plastics made from fossil fuels are just over a century old. Widespread use took affect post-World War II when shortages of natural materials fostered a search for synthetic alternatives and resulted in an exponential glut in production. It’s been said that if the Pilgrims left a trail of plastic water bottles and plastic-wrapped snacks, their trash would probably still be around, four centuries later.
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