What can you do to make the oceans plastic-free?
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Ocean plastic pollution is a massive environmental problem. Millions of tons of plastic waste enter the ocean every year, even plastic that goes in the trash can often ends up in the sea! This week we learn about the Great Pacific Garbage Patch and look at the dangers ocean plastic poses to ocean animals. Plus, a few tips for you to reduce your own plastic use!
Plastic Oceans Foundation: http://www.plasticoceans.org/
United Nations “Clean Seas” program: http://www.cleanseas.org/
The 5 Gyres Institute: https://www.5gyres.org/
Lonely Whale Foundation: https://www.lonelywhale.org/
Take this quiz to learn about your plastic impact: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/science/bottled-water-or-tap.html
10 ways to reduce plastic pollution: https://www.nrdc.org/stories/10-ways-reduce-plastic-pollution
The no plastic straw pledge: http://www.plasticpollutioncoalition.org/no-straw-please/
Ocean plastic pollution resources from Monterey Bay Aquarium: https://www.montereybayaquarium.org/conservation-and-science/our-priorities/ocean-plastic-pollution
What will it take to get plastic out of the ocean? https://ensia.com/features/what-will-it-take-to-get-plastics-out-of-the-ocean/
Resources for teachers: https://www.montereybayaquarium.org/education/teacher-professional-development/ocean-plastic-pollution-summit
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REFERENCES:
Cózar, Andrés, et al. “Plastic debris in the open ocean.” Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 111.28 (2014): 10239-10244.
Jamieson, Alan J., et al. “Bioaccumulation of persistent organic pollutants in the deepest ocean fauna.” Nature Ecology & Evolution 1 (2017): 0051.
Jambeck, Jenna R., et al. “Plastic waste inputs from land into the ocean.” Science 347.6223 (2015): 768-771.
“Moby-Duck” by Donovan Hohn (Harper’s Magazine) http://harpers.org/archive/2007/01/moby-duck/?single=1
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Can you commit to one plastic-free change in your life? Share it below!
As for me, I'm saying "no thanks" to plastic straws whenever I can.
Exploding Plastic Inevitable
3:08 futurama
Oh, so that's where that Civ V quote came from.
Good job
good thing trump wants to kill the EPA right?
this video sucks
the UHF reference is gold
OMG.
Blinky the three-eyed fish!
Hours ago, I watched this video on the invention of plastic billard balls.
Can anyone forward this to that cancer scott pruitt?
4:24 it doesent suck yes it does because straws suck
few years ago biodegradable plastics were invented so why not use that you can throw it away in soil and it'll decompose
4:25 "it doesn't suck". he's trying so hard not to laugh at this own pun 🙂 🙂
' oo
plastic benefit jellyfish.
4:24 Was that pun on purpose?
I like this alot
Why is it when we yawn we can barely hear?!
What if we only make plastics heavier than water? Could this (partially) solve the problem? At least no more micro-plastic floating around in the ocean. Thus no damage to surface marine life. I am not sure what will happen then. Maybe most of them will never have chances to reach the sea. They will probably stay on land as most heavier objects do. If they somehow end up in the sea, they will sink to the bottom. Because there is no sunlight, it will not break down (due to lack of uv), so that they will hardly turn into micro-plastic. Thus no chance to be eaten by fishes. I think the plastics will likely be buried by other debris soon. Does it mean the problem can be solved this way?