Watch out for the plastic rings that hold together six packs of cans
Pollution severely affects the world’s oceans, and three-quarters of the debris that pollutes the seas comes from the land. Every year, 14 billion pounds of garbage are released into our oceans world-wide. The flexible plastic loops that hold together six-packs of beverage cans are often dropped on beaches. They seem harmless, but they become deadly once they float out to sea, where sea birds, seals, and dolphins may trap their beaks, heads, or snouts in them – often with fatal results.
A study in Texas found that 70% of all the trash found on that state’s beaches was made of plastic. Plastic never biodegrades; instead it photo-degrades, a process in which it breaks into ever smaller pieces, which then may be consumed by fish and wildlife. Make sure your own rubbish does not reach the sea. Help reduce litter on the street or it will end up in storm drains, which eventually empty into the sea.
- Published: 2011-11-24T04:45:50-08:00
- Author: Laura Schmidt, Dumpster Rentals Customer Supp
