1 . Will you stop using plastic?
If you take a look around your kitchen or office right now, chances are that you’ll notice you’re surrounded by plastic—water bottles, to-go coffee cups, straws (吸管), plastic grocery bags, food wrappers, take-out containers, single-serve coffee pods and produce bags.
It’s certainly not realistic to remove all plastic from your life, but let’s examine some statistics that may encourage you to reduce your single-use plastic footprint by throwing away straws, switching to reusable water bottles, bringing cloth bags to the grocery store and more.
According to a study published in the journal Science Advances, the popularity of plastic, which began rising in the 1950s, is growing out of control.
“Every piece of plastic that has ever been created will remain in the environment in some form, but once we conveniently throw out our rubbish at home, wind and runoff carry our waste from landfills and streets to the ocean,” says Mystic Aquarium’s chief clinical veterinarian Jennifer Flower, DVM, MS. “Given that we are globally producing over 320 million tons of plastic annually, the marine environment is taking a big hit from our daily disposal of plastic.
A.Our plastic consumption is directly affecting the life in the ocean. |
B.People are concerned about the results of overusing plastic containers. |
C.8.2 trillion kilograms of plastic have been produced around the world. |
D.Using plastic containers in microwaves is also harmful to children’s health. |
E.Let’s stop using plastic for the benefit of the environment and human beings. |
F.These are all examples of single-use plastic products, which is a hot topic nowadays. |
G.The most concerning artificial additive BPA is a chemical used in the production of plastics. |