Summary

Water, the most valuable source of life on our Earth and one of the most rare liquids in out universe, is being polluted everyday by human artifacts. Plastic is one of the main pollutants in the world and one of the most harmful especially in the oceans. “A New Year’s Wish for less trash” is a vivid article on how trash is affecting the Earth’s oceans. According to the article plastic is extremely harmful and dangerous in our oceans because it not only attracts chemicals like DDT and PCBs but it can choke animals or even end up in our food supply. Also there are multiple islands of pure non-biodegradable trash that are mostly made of plastic; the largest island happens to be right off the coast of California. The Great Pacific Garbage Patch also known as the plastic graveyard is about 500 miles away from the coast of California and is as large as the continental U.S. Unfortunately, there are different garbage patches found in all of Earth’s oceans, which are contaminating the water and leading many scientists and environmentalists to worry that plastics will become an even bigger issue as more of the substance is created. Hopefully many people will become more conscious about their plastic use and learn to use less. According to the article 100m tons of plastic will be created next year and a lot of that amount will end up in our oceans. In order to not pollute many people should begin limiting their plastic use and really think about buying new plastic products. The pollution of water is very dangerous for animals, the Earth, and human beings.


http://www.economist.com/blogs/babbage/2010/12/ocean_pollution