Plastic problems

   Issue

The problem with plastic is that too many people use products made out of it. Also we increase the problem with plastic by littering. There are billions of dozens of plastic items floating located in the pacific called the great Pacific patch. Animals of all kinds are trapped or even killed by plastic products because they think of it as food or run into them.

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Cause

The massive size of the Great Pacific patch is due to people littering plastic bottles or bags. We might even lose possesion of a plastic bag and float to the Pacific patch. Since plastic is not bio degradable instead of breaking down it breaks into smaller pieces and animals mistake this for food.

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 Solution 

Solving this problem maybe hard but we could prevent the Pacific patch from expanding. We could simply reduce the amount of plastic we use and use tote bags or bags made of natural materials.