15 Ways That Plastic Bottle You Throw Away Puts Marine Animals in Danger

Humans seriously don’t have respect for our beautiful planet. While industry drains it of its resources, humanity chokes it with one of the most poisonous and harmful substances invented by man. PLASTIC!! Today 300 million tons of plastic is made every year and from 1950 till now 9 billion tons of plastic has been made. A study concluded that there are two rivers in Africa and 8 in Asia which are responsible for transporting 90% of the plastic that spews into oceans. The problem is so bad yet within the confines of our comfortable lives, we don’t realize it. Here are 15 shocking photos that will reveal in the most heart-wrenching way possible how plastic is killing our oceans and the life in it.

1Plastic can take up to 1000 years to decompose in landfills

In case you didn’t know, plastic items can take up to 1000 years to decompose in landfills. Plastic bags that we use everyday take from 10-1000 years to decompose while plastic bottles take up to 450 years to decompose.

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2Plastic is killing our oceans

This Albatross died all because of plastic that it kept eating. The biggest tragedy is that 10% of the 300 million tons ends up in the ocean and that is enough to choke our oceans and kill marine life.

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3Marine life dies a slow death with plastic

The world has produced more plastic in the past 10 years than during the entire 20th century. This turtle-like hundreds of turtles has got stuck in a piece of plastic. This is a common incident in oceans and seas.

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4Once trapped, there is no one in the ocean to free it

Just like this turtle that has got trapped in a plastic bucket. By the fact it got photographed proves at least it was saved but what about the thousands of turtles meeting a similar fate every day.

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5Turtles bear the brunt of the problem

Because they are amphibians and live in shallow water and the land, they are the worst affected like this one who is trapped. It shows what a hard time turtles have out there. This is pathetic.

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