Plastic pollution（2/2）

CanIgetashowofhandsthatyouthinkyouareeatingyourowntoothbrush.

Youmightanswerimmediacy,no.

ThenhowaboutItoldyouthis.

Yourtoothbrushisoneofmanyeverydayitemsmadeofplastic.

Andthatplastichassurgedinthepast50years.From15milliontonsin1964to311millionin2014,andmightendsupto612milliontonsin2036.

Billionsoftoothbrusharethrownawayeveryyear.Butlessthan14%ofplasticsarerecycledglobally.Andatleast8milliontonsofplasticentersouroceanseveryyear,whichequalstoonegarbagetruckperminute.

Andnow,morethan5trillionpiecesofplasticareinouroceans,weighing269,000tons,thesameas3,585bluewhales.

Andthat,whenthoseplastichasbeeneatenbythefoodthatyouareeating,suchasfish,youcouldbeingestingupto11,000piecesofmicroplasticeachyearandthetoxinsthatcomewiththem.

Andyes,whentheybreakdowntonanoplastic,theycanevencrossthetissuecellmembraneandenterafishcell,decreasedreproductivecapacityandreducedviability,thosecanalloccurredjustbythrowingawayapieceofplastic.

Don’twaituntiltheredalertiscalling,andpushingustodosomething.

Untilthattime,thereisalreadytoolateforustoregretandchangesomething.

Youmightsaythatwearepowerlesstochangethewholeworld,buttheremustbeanichethatwecanfitinandtrulydosomething.

Fromstoplitteryourtrashtopickingotherstrash,wecanalwaysmakeadifferenceandwecanalwaymakeourworldabetterplace.

Makeadifferencethroughyourlife.

Thankyou.