Blog Entry #1

Title: WE MADE PLASTIC. WE DEPEND ON IT. NOW WE’RE DROWNING IN IT.
Author: Laura parker
Date published: june 2018
source: national geographic
url: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2018/06/plastic-planet-waste-pollution-trash-crisis/

We as humans have created and use so much plastic on a daily basis that our oceans and really any body of water is so polluted with plastic that the marine animals are dying and consuming plastic unknowingly. animals are being harmed by plastic either consuming harmful plastics without realizing it or being strangled by six pack rings or plastic bags. The five countries that are producing and wasting the most amount of plastic are sri lanka, china, philippines, vietnam, and indonesia. because the most recycled item is plastic bottles, major companies like nestle and cocola have taken steps to make their products more environmentally friendly because, while it is the consumers job to recycle and reduce waste, it is also the producers job to not supply so much. 

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