Plastic found in deepest ocean animals

Another of the many ways we are fouling our nest.

Supposed to be we find deepest ocean animals in plastic in our local supermarket.  not the other way round.

The ingesting of plastics is not a good thing and nobody can spin it otherwise.

there are at least five trillion plastic pieces floating in our oceans

This has to be a false conclusion. Plastic does not breakdown in the environment. It only breaks up into smaller and smaller pieces until it becomes micro-plastic. Therefore, it is impossible to calculate how many ‘pieces’ of plastic are in the oceans.

Plastic polimers were the invention of era early last century. However, they are the scourge of the era early this century. It is impossible to see any reduction in the production or an increase in recycling any time soon. This means the huge islands of plastics in the ocean gyres are going to continue to increase over the coming decades. The plastics on the oceans are already having a disastrous toll on all kinds of marine life and sea birds. Only after marine life has been extinct will man realize he cannot eat plastic.

Then the whole marine life is contaminated.

We can't do anything now than to try to minimize the damage. Meaning not damage the ecosystem even more, because I don't think there's any way to repair that kind of harm.

This has to be a false conclusion. Plastic does not breakdown in the environment. It only breaks up into smaller and smaller pieces until it becomes micro-plastic. Therefore, it is impossible to calculate how many ‘pieces’ of plastic are in the oceans.

My quick Google search says that the source of that 5 trillion figure is an estimate based on computer models that extrapolated from observations of plastics caught in nets. Obviously nobody can count the actual exact number but it seems like a reasonable way of estimating it.

Either way, we are screwing our oceans (and the rest of the planet) at a sickening pace.

Everyone knows we are screwing up the oceans, everyone is too lazy to do something about it. Sadly. We can only help locally, use an ecobag instead of plastic bags, recycle as much as possible. If only we would get of our asses and could take more action. I have absolutely no hope for the future when it comes to plastics. Depressing.

Even if we stop wasting plastic products now, this stuff is in our rivers, oceans, how long will it take 1: to bio degrade? 2: to be totally out of the marine food chain? I was in my local supper market the other day and the lady in front emptied her trolly onto the conveyer belt and 99% of the products came in 1 a plastic tray, 2 the product was wrapped in clear plastic, 3; then all of her goods were taken a way in a plastic carry bag, 4 (probably) all of the plastic and waste was thrown away in a plastic bin liner, this madness has to stop now.

Every individual has responsibility for their own actions, so each of us can make a difference. The more we as consumers complain about unnecessary plastic to the businesses, cause disruption by politely asking for our goods without the plastic, leave the unwanted plastic with the shops to dispose of, the quicker the message will get through in the only way management understands; impact on the bottom line. Then they will react and pressurise their supplier chain to change by changing their specifications.

A two pronged approach is necessary, firstly stop doing more harm by as far as possible not using plastic, there are alternatives in most cases. Secondly, concerted individual, national and international efforts to clean up all the plastic waste to as far as it is physically possible to do so. The fact that it is now so imbedded in the global ecosystem as to be impossible to wholly eradicate is not an excuse to do nothing; that if we wish to survive is no longer an option, it is instead a loud clarion call for immediate and comprehensive action to prevent further degradation of the environment upon which we are all wholly dependant (politicians included!).

Even as Climate Change has become more visible in all continents, the Global leaders don't understand the dangers of pollution apart from plastics which is directly affecting the sea food. The political leaders, the advanced countries, the powerful G7 etc are not asking the industries to stop pollution generation or make it compulsory to have compulsory pollution treatment plants. The industries also don't give importance with the result that your air, sky, land, Earth, soil,ground water, rivers and sea are all polluted. All island Nations are threatened with higher sea level, coastal cities with unmanageable floods, US, UK, Europe with storms, snow, rains, floods etc are seen due to climate change. In addition, we have more frequent earthquakes. Drinking Water and food for all are to be the most important problems in the coming years. Hope all global leaders and industrialists take necessary action.