Plastic Pollution

The problem caused by plastic pollution is getting out of hand, but public 1 and intervention are about to change that. About 9 billion kilograms of plastic waste reaches the world's ocean from coastal areas annually. This plastic causes 2 and harm to the marine creatures such as turtles, whales, and seabirds that starve because their bellies are full of plastic particles leaving no room for real food. A 3 study about the potential adverse impacts of tiny pieces of plastic in the marine food chain says that it might adversely 4 human health and food security.