| Is it a friend or is it an enemy, this land and sea born | | | | very noisy to live near. Ruining the natural environment |
| predator is killing wildlife in both the oceans and on the | | | | and the wildlife that resides there plastic bags also |
| land. There are currently billons of plastic bags on | | | | create problems in the sea. Figures have been |
| every check out, in every store, everywhere | | | | reported that each square mile of the ocean contains |
| worldwide and where will they end up? | | | | more than 46 thousand bits of plastic. |
| Millions of plastic bags are manufactured every year | | | | Throughout the Caribbean turtle populations are been |
| and then carelessly disposed of and end up at the | | | | jeopardised by the viciousness of the plastic bag. The |
| local land fill site and this in turn creates massive | | | | world's currents attract these monsters that then prey |
| problems for the local wildlife. Currently only 10% of | | | | on innocent defenceless marine animals. The bags are |
| plastic bags are bio-degradable and the other 90% are | | | | been found round the necks of dead turtles and in the |
| getting buried releasing toxic gasses and chemicals into | | | | digestive systems. Other wildlife is also affected as |
| the land. We harmless load our shopping and groceries | | | | they destroy a huge numbers of seals, seabirds and |
| into these useful everyday items that are used thought | | | | whales. |
| the household and then disposed of into our landfill | | | | Are we prepared to end our relationship with the |
| sites, oceans, beaches, and countryside taking | | | | plastic bag when after all they are so useful and what |
| hundreds of years to degrade. | | | | will it take to replace it? The supermarket giants are |
| Most landfills sites are based near the sea, these | | | | striving to replace the placing bag with a greener |
| coastline wastelands are a horrible site to look at and | | | | option for a throwaway culture and you should be to. |