The problem with plastics

The problem with fictiles The problem with plastic is that it doesnt break down and go into the soil it Just sits there for geezerhood and years and its way overused. We use plastic for A LOT of things packaging, transporting, manufacturing, etc, but do we ever stop to think about what happens to the plastic after were done utilise it, or where it ends up? The out of sight, out of mind saying is perfect when it comes to a lot of environmental issues, especially the issue with plastic. Plastic is made from petroleum, which the earth cannot digest.Instead of plastic biodegrading (breaking down in the soil) it breaks down into smaller and smaller pieces, which causes more harm than Just staying in one piece. For example, if the plastic ends up in the ocean, the plastic pieces go out get smaller, and filter feeders will start to eat those pieces. Since filter feeders are on the bottom of the food chain, every organism (birds, fish, marine mammals, etc. ) that feeds on the filter feed ers are also eating plastic. Plastic that ends up in the ocean, kills around one million marine organisms each yearOne of the closely obvious impacts of plastic bottles is what happens after its been thrown away. According to the Container recycling institute, 86% of plastic water bottles used in the US become garbage that ends up in landfills throughout the country. About 60 million plastic water bottles are used every day in the US. Each year fashioning the plastic water bottles used in the US Takes enough oil and energy to fuel 1 million cars All that energy spent to chafe Water bottles even more to ship it around the Country