Plastic Pollution: The Problem and Solution
Problem Identification The problem that I have identified is plastic pollution worldwide. Research According to National Geographic, 18 billion pounds of plastic waste flow into the ocean every year (Parker, 2021). The article shares that this amount of plastic is equivalent to five grocery bags of plastic trash sitting on every foot of coastline around the world (Parker, 2021). For most of the 20th century, only a small amount of plastic was produced which made plastic waste removal manageable ( Our planet is choking on plastic , 2021). However, over the last half-century, plastic pollution has become a growing problem because of the world’s dramatic economic development ( Our planet is choking on plastic , 2021). As a result, plastic production has accelerated and the earth is now producing 400 million tonnes of plastic waste every year (Razavi, 2022). As I do not expect the economy to experience negative growth anytime soon, we, as humans on earth, are required to make ...