Day: May 13, 2019

HOW PLASTIC SHOPPING BAGS HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION.

With the high production of over 260 million tons of plastic the world produces each year, about 10 percent ends up in the Ocean, according to a Greenpeace report. According to the current global statistics, Billions of pounds of plastic can be found in swirling convergences in the oceans making up about 40 percent of the world’s ocean surfaces. 80 percent of pollution enters the ocean from the land. Plastic items take between 10-1000years to decompose whereas by 2080 it’s estimated that there will be more plastic than fish in oceans and lakes. This creates a great risk to farming and the entire human raceRead More