Trash In The Oceans
Published on Dec 17, 2015
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HAVE YOU EVER SEEN SOME THING THAT LOOKS LIKE THIS?
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OR MAYBE THIS?
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WASTE IN AMERICA
- American's generate 7lbs of trash per person per day
- Average American throws away 185lbs of plastic per year
- Americans throw away 35 billion plastic water bottles each year
- In LA area, 10 tons of plastic fragments are going into the Pacific/day
- Puente Hills landfill near LA generates enough power for 70,000 homes
Photo by Mike Schmid
Top sea killers
- Plastic bags: Mistaken for jellyfish
- Styrofoam cups: Breaks down and sticks to gills
- Mono flamant lines: Entangle sea animals.
- Marine rope: Confused for food
- Frisbees with holes: Goes around neck and prevents breathing.
Photo by mikemedia
If we want...
Our waters to look like this, we need to be more environmentally conscience.
Photo by Gemma Stiles
