Plastic flooding, more marine plastic waste than fish in 2050
2019-11-20
2019-11-20
According to a report released by the United Nations last year, about 13 million tons of plastic waste flows into the sea every year,
and an average of 1 truck of plastic waste is dumped into the ocean every minute.
and an average of 1 truck of plastic waste is dumped into the ocean every minute.
UN Secretary-General António Guterres even more bluntly said that around 2050, there would be more plastic garbage in the ocean than fish.
Plastic garbage has become a marine life hangman. There are many sad photos on the Internet.
A whale has lost its life and found that there are 800 kilograms of plastic garbage in the body.
A whale has lost its life and found that there are 800 kilograms of plastic garbage in the body.
A whale baby died because he ate a plastic toothpick and perforated his stomach.
Seabirds rely on the sense of smell to find food,and the smell of floats stuck on plastic waste is similar to that of decaying seaweed.
Seabirds rely on the sense of smell to find food,and the smell of floats stuck on plastic waste is similar to that of decaying seaweed.
Therefore, seabirds such as albatrosses mistakenly thought that they were swallowed by food,
and the result was plasticized. Turtles often mistake the plastic garbage in the sea for jellyfish.
Up to 80% of the turtles are dissected after death.
and the result was plasticized. Turtles often mistake the plastic garbage in the sea for jellyfish.
Up to 80% of the turtles are dissected after death.
All were found to contain large amounts of plastic waste in the stomach. Not only the turtles eat plastic bags,
the fish eat the fishing line, when the plastic bags enter the ocean, we think that the eyes are not seen,
the fish eat the fishing line, when the plastic bags enter the ocean, we think that the eyes are not seen,
But the next step is to enter the food chain, and then be eaten into the stomach, and ultimately humans themselves eat the consequences.
The most frightening thing is the "microplastics" that are hard to see with the naked eye.
The most frightening thing is the "microplastics" that are hard to see with the naked eye.
Ocean, marine life, drinking water, and air have all discovered plastic particles with amazing contents,
which are inadvertently inhaled into the body and eaten in the stomach.
which are inadvertently inhaled into the body and eaten in the stomach.
It is estimated that the average amount of micro-plastics (less than 5mm in diameter) per person per week in the world is 5 grams,
which is about 250 grams per year, which is equivalent to the weight of the next credit card.
which is about 250 grams per year, which is equivalent to the weight of the next credit card.
Bottled water is the main source of micro-plastics. Some people even ridicule, whether they are drinking water or drinking plastic.
A small study in 2018 analyzed human feces in countries such as the Netherlands, Japan, and Italy.
All samples were found to contain plastic particles. Is this also a way of recycling resources?
All samples were found to contain plastic particles. Is this also a way of recycling resources?