Plastic Pollution Crisis And Pacific Garbage Patches
Plastic pollution crisis: How waste ends up in our oceans By Emanuela Campanella Multimedia Video Journalist Global News June 17, 2018 6:00 am WATCH our plastic explainer special above, which aired on Global National. Over the last 10 years, we have produced more plastic than all of the 20th century. We look at exactly how our trash and plastic ends up in our oceans and the impact it’s having on our environment. Several countries are closing off their beaches to tourists. Thailand shut down Maya Bay, famously featured in Leonardo DiCaprio’s The Beach. The Philippines announced the temporary closure of Boracay – which has been called a “cesspool.” And disturbing videos and images of plastic-filled Bal i have been emerging after authorities declared a “garbage emergency.” “It’s an atrocity. Here we are polluting our ocean, initially out of ignorance. This shows how poorly we are able to leave the ...