Category Archive For "Plastics in oceans"
India’s Plastic Ban Failure is a Matter of Concern
Maharashtra has become the 18th state in India to implement the complete plastic ban. However, the environmentalists are worried that like in the other states this will prove to be a failure unless people drop the plastic usage without having to fear the law. Undoubtedly, the worrisome statistics about the health and environmental issues caused …
The Severe Effects Of Single-Use Plastic
Do you ever wonder how a single-use plastic: Pollutes the environment Hampers the marine life Imbalances nature Plastic is a convenient product that is certainly useful in a lot of ways. From single-serve beverages to packaging your favourite snacks, there are many excuses to use this product. These things can be recycled but the reality …
The Great Pacific Garbage Patch | Top 5 facts
You, Yes You! Are you aware of the resounding proportions to which plastic has taken over our oceans? Although, plastic is a superhero product that can be used in manufacturing literally everything today. It is a convenient material that makes life easy, a lot easy for humans. But there is a catch behind all this. …
North Atlantic Garbage Patch | Top 3 Reasons to Worry
What have we done to our planet? Are we not the culprits for plastic garbage that has spread right across the oceans? This isn’t exactly what we wanted. The marine life is disturbed due to: Regular plastic dumping by humans And, the collection of plastic debris in the ocean It will be incorrect to say …
Plastic Ban in India: States that have Implemented It
Plastic garbage is increasingly becoming a crisis and one of the most important problems of the world right now. Many countries have already introduced a complete or a partial ban on plastic while others are on their way to do it. The plastic ban in India had a mixed response from the states with only …
Top 5 Marine Species Getting Affected By Plastic Waste
The biggest killer of marine species is single-use plastics. And our dependence on single-use plastic products is interminable. From plastic cutlery to plastic straws there are endless products of plastic we use on a daily basis. These are something that is part of our throwaway culture i.e. we use them once and throw them away. …
An ocean of plastic or fish – You decide
While we are throwing plastic without thinking, it’s the ocean and the marine life which is being directly affected. Billions of plastic items are choking the oceans, lakes, and rivers while new landfills are being created every time. Even our health is being affected as we continue to eat fishes & sea animals with Microplastic …
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