OCEAN POLLUTION

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on this occasion, 

I will explain the impact of plastic waste on the ocean

Save Our Oceans From Plastic

   Now, the daily activities of the Indonesian people certainly will not be separated from a product called plastic. It could be said that plastic has indeed become one of the important parts in people's lives today and certainly has a role that has replaced metal and wood.

        In Indonesia according to government data, around 10 billion plastic bags, with a total weight of 85,000 tons, are thrown away in the surrounding environment every year. Meanwhile, ocean currents have brought plastic waste from all over the world gathered in several places which creates the phenomenon of giant junk piles everywhere - which lie in the northern Pacific Ocean that is twice the size of the state of Texas in the United States, according to the Center for Biodiversity. Plastics in macro and mega sizes can ensnare marine biota, including coral reefs. Meanwhile, micro and nano size plastic can be eaten by fish and shellfish because it is thought to be plankton. Micro waste is less than 330 micro meters in size. While nano waste is between 330 micro meters to 5 billion meters. Both of them can float, drift and be sedimentated on the seabed. Therefore a variety of marine biota can be fooled.

This is one concrete example of the effect of plastic waste. Thai Marine Officials say pilot whales die after ingesting 80 plastic bags. In fact, during treatment in Songkhla Province by conservation officials, the poor whale continued to spit out five plastic bags of garbage. When sea creatures such as turtles, whales and other fish think that floating plastic waste is food, they will swallow things they cannot digest. The plastic will stay in their intestines forever and often this causes death. At least 100,000 animals in the sea and 1 million seabirds die from eating plastic every year, according to a non-governmental marine organization called Ocean Crusaders. The sea can absorb CO2. The absorbed CO2 will be taken by coral reefs to be used in photosynthesis and produce oxygen that is useful for living things. The sea is also a producer of protein sources in the form of fish, besides that seaweed and sea coral are partly considered an indicator of marine hygiene. And finally the beautiful underwater scenery can be used as a tourist attraction for humans. Marine pollution that occurs, due to human factors and natural factors. Marine pollution must have a direct impact on marine organisms. Not only that, it will also have an impact on various human activities. The problem that always occurs is that plastic waste continues to be carried into the ocean and causes accumulation which ultimately disrupts marine ecosystems and has a major impact on human life.

     This problem has a solution, in my opinion the most responsible is that we all as children of the earth, the government with its authority can make rules for using bioplastics, namely environmentally friendly plastics made from renewable materials and biodegradable in nature or materials that can be use it repeatedly,  socializing to make people aware of the dangers of garbage, and finally we should start to change our lifestyle by starting to use environmentally friendly plastic (bioplastic) or materials that can be used many times

           It's time for us to change habits and contribute, so that we can minimize the damage that has occurred, we can reduce plastic waste in a simple way, stop using plastic, use non-disposable materials, start with small things, show if we care.

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