24/04/2025
๐๐ฉ๐ค๐ฅ ๐ช๐จ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐จ๐๐ฃ๐๐ก๐-๐ช๐จ๐ ๐ฅ๐ก๐๐จ๐ฉ๐๐. ๐๐๐๐๐ฉ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐๐๐ค-๐๐ง๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ก๐ฎ!
As of now, almost all of the plastic that is used in packaging products are ๐จ๐๐ฃ๐๐ก๐-๐ช๐จ๐. Although durable and lightweight, they can only be used once, and then thrown away. They are everywhere, from water bottles, to food containers, and chip bags. Other plastic products that are not necessarily used in packaging can also be ๐จ๐๐ฃ๐๐ก๐-๐ช๐จ๐, such as disposable spoons, forks, plates, and cups.
As most of the plastic in the environment are ๐ฃ๐ค๐ฃ๐ง๐๐๐ฎ๐๐ก๐๐๐ก๐, they often end up in landfills, and eventually in ๐ง๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐จ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ค๐๐๐๐ฃ๐จ. Fish, turtles, and other marine organisms often get ๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐๐ฃ๐๐ก๐๐ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐ข๐๐๐๐ to plastic.s. Because many of us also rely on marine life for food, eating fish ingested with plastic exposes consumers to risk of ๐๐๐ข๐๐๐๐ ๐ข๐๐ฉ๐๐๐ค๐ก๐๐จ๐ข ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐๐ง.
So, what should we do? Let us revert our attention to using ๐๐๐ค-๐๐ง๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ก๐ฎ alternatives for the plastic we use. We can drink from our own tumblers instead of bottled water. When eating, we may use metal cutlery in place of disposable ones, or opt to use the biodegradable paper plates, spoons, and forks instead. When shopping, we can instead bring a paper bag (or an eco bag).
Let us work together to ๐ง๐๐๐ช๐๐ ๐ฅ๐ก๐๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ฅ๐ค๐ก๐ก๐ช๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ and protect ๐ก๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ก๐ค๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐๐ฉ๐๐ง.
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๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐พ๐๐:
Alberghini, L., Truant, A., Santonicola, S., Colavita, G., & Giaccone, V. (2022). Microplastics in fish and Fishery products and Risks for Human Health: A review. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20(1), 789. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20010789
Paul, S., Nath, S., Bhattacharjee, S., & Mukherjee, S. (2024). Unveiling the effects of microplastics pollution on marine fauna. Deleted Journal, 1(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s44315-024-00006-6
UN Environment Programme (2022, March 1). Visual Feature: Beat Plastic Pollution https://www.unep.org/interactives/beat-plastic-pollution/
World Economic Forum, Ellen MacArthur Foundation and McKinsey & Company (2016), The New Plastics Economy: Rethinking the future of plastics. https://www.ellenmacarthurfoundation.org/the-new-plastics-economy-rethinking-the-future-of-plastics
