Pollution: What will earth look like in 2050 if people continue to litter our beautiful planet?

Plastic Pollution is on the rise, polluting our oceans, killing our wildlife, and making our beautiful planet a dumpster.

The amount of plastic currently in the environment is bound to have an impact on ocean ecosystems. In fact, plastic production is predicted to double over the next 10 years. This means that if we do not not act NOW, we could be facing 250 million metric tons of plastic in the ocean in far less than 10 years.

There is currently an estimated 5.25 trillion macro and micro pieces of plastic in our ocean & 46,000 pieces in every square mile of ocean, weighing up to 269,000 tonnes. Every day around 8 million pieces of plastic makes their way into earths oceans. It is fair to say that if we do not act soon then earth will suffer the catastrophic consequences.

According to https://www.businessinsider.com/plastic-in-ocean-outweighs-fish-evidence-report-2017-1 By 2050, plastic in the oceans will outweigh fish, predicts a report from the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, in partnership with the World Economic Forum. The report projects the oceans will contain at least 937 million tons of plastic and 895 million tons of fish by 2050.

This is an undoubtedly disturbing fact that in under 10 years the already gigantic number of plastic will likely double, however this is the reality and seriousness of the situation, I hate to say this but I am unfortunately having to say that if people keep on littering then worryingly #earth will likely never be the same again, the damage will be irreversible.

In 2018 the United Kingdom's former Prime Minister Theresa May from Her Majesty's Government released a Press Release promising for Commonwealth unites to end scourges of plastic in our oceans.

Anyone can make a promise or issue a press release however when promises are made to reclaim our environment it is therefor highly important that they are followed through with, if they can't keep to their promises then they should not make them. #RECLAIM

We all need to agree as sane citizens not to litter non-biodegradable items/materials and dish out community service & an unlimited fine, and possibly imprisonment to those who do choose to litter. We cannot lose our wonderful planet because of selfish & cruel individuals.

Watching this video may help you understand the point I am making.

Dwayne Hards

LCN