How to prevent plastic pollution

 

Plastic pollution is the accumulation of plastic objects and particles (e.g. plastic bottles, bags and microbeads) in the Earth's environment that adversely affects humans, wildlife and their habitatt.

The majority of plastic pollution in the ocean is caused by littering: we buy or use disposable plastic items (food wrappings, plastic bags, razors, bottles, etc.) and do not dispose of them properly, which cause them to end up in the waterways and eventually in the ocean.

1. Avoid single-use plastics such as drinking straws. ...
2. If you go shopping, remember to take a cloth bag. ...
3. Recycle chewing gum... it's also make of plastic! ...
4. Buy more bulk food and fewer packaged products. ...
5. Replace plastic Tupperware for glass or steel containers.

To limit plastic pollution from sources, individuals can eliminate the use of unnecessary single-use plastics by changing our consumption behaviours, governments can improve waste management systems to increase recycling and reduce leakage, and companies can improve plastic products to boost reuse

The rapid growing plastic production leading to plastic waste is outpacing environmental waste management and available landfills for waste disposal, contributing to climate change.