Plastic bags, plastic bottles and plastic packaging are bad for the environment. What damage does plastic do to the environment? What can be done by governments and individuals to solve this problem?

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petroleum, a scarce source, and it takes millions of years or even more to degrade. We, as a society, have been debating about different ways to save our planet, but the truth is that we can start with small attitudes
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our daily routine to improve our planet and give the
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generation a chance to experience life as we know it. New research has shown that there are microplastics in our oceans and even in the water we drink. Those microplastics are from
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objects thrown away in an incorrect way and they damage
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and can harm animal species in a way that we have not yet discovered.
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it is possible to imagine the damage all
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plastic
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can do to the environment we still produce a lot of
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garbage and waste
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of recycling. We are seeing animals being found dead at beaches with their stomach full of
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animals getting stuck in
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bags. Our habits need to change and we need to start being more conscious about the impact our attitudes have on the planet. Governments must form alliances to fight for our nature and ecosystem and make the effort to change our habits and decrease the global level of
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consumption and general pollution. I believe
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can be done by finding substitutes for
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objects, teaching the population and giving incentives for our society to change simple habits,
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as recycling and taking reusable bags to go shopping. Everyone needs to fight for changes and embrace a healthier and
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lifestyle.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • plastic pollution
  • ecosystems
  • wildlife
  • climate change
  • fossil fuels
  • air pollution
  • strict regulations
  • plastic consumption
  • eco-friendly alternatives
  • sustainable packaging
  • recycling facilities
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