• Admin
• April 20, 2022

Stop reading! Just look around for a while. aren’t we surrounded by plastic materials from the bottled water we drink to the apparel we dress? Well, this plastic comes in a variety of forms and includes a variety of chemicals that can leak into the environment, including colors, water repellents, and softeners called plasticizers.
If all of these facts are considered, it is evident that disposable plastics also known as single-use plastics are a major contributor to the worldwide marine plastic catastrophe. Even the United Nations has classified single-use plastics as one of the world’s largest maritime environmental issues of contemporary times. The coastal belt’s plastic catastrophe has resulted from excessive consumption and a throwaway lifestyle. Because, at the end all the plastic thrown to the oceans. Even though complicated ocean waste is theoretically recyclable, recycling most ocean plastics is not cost-effective. So, who is responsible and gets the blame for this? Well, the answer is heavily dependent on how much are we concerned about ocean pollution.
Only finger-pointing at manufacturers while keeping our hands clean is just not enough. Since manufacturers of mass plastics believe that supply and demand are to their advantage. They aren’t going to cease making something that customers desire and will keep on buying. The fact is that we are all a part of the system that has a vital role for us to play. Stay in the activities that contribute to the evolution of refusing plastic products in our daily lives is essential, especially as the young generation. Because, as we all know, time is running out to safeguard the oceans from the plastics disaster!
So, what can we do? Well, let’s begin with a simple step. Bottled water is a great way to end the relationship between you and marine plastic. Let’s reduce our overall plastic, and protect sea life by switching to reusables.  Use glassware, wood, hay, metal, or another sort of reusable straw if you like to drink with anything.  Yet, our oceans are littered with plastic garbage, endangering the lives of countless marine species. This deadly marine thread will not magically disappear overnight, but we can do our best to keep it under control.
 
By : Sadeesha Senanayake