Planet or Plastic?

Scientists predict there will be more plastic than fish in the ocean by 2050 – And that’s probably the scariest Halloween story…..ever. So what can you individually do to help out with this big problem. Actually a lot…. National Geographic’s Planet or Plastic gives a lot of tips on how you can make an impact today. It starts with the little things. Then eventually, and hopefully the majority will think and act, and then that will lead to corporations changing their production to a better and more sustainable material than this massive amount of single-use plastic that is being used every single day. On this photo ICC - International Coastal Cleanup shows the most common items found in the ocean.  They all are single use products......... Article: https://www.ecowatch.com/beach-litter-plastics-ocean-conservancy-2581760475.html The two biggest actions that a lot of people already are doing and that is put a lot of emphasis on are as I mentioned las...

Hello again and welcome back, or just welcome to The Planet or Plastic blogg. My first post was just an introduction about general topics, and today it will be about Mother Nature and her skills..... Have you ever heard about The Great Pacific Garbage Patch? Honestly, I hadn’t until earlier this semester! From my biology teacher. I definitely knew about the issue of plastic waste in the ocean because I follow different accounts about it on Instagram, and you can see it a lot on Facebook for example. The photos/videos, and places people can travel to today is a lot wider than before and we are now more aware than ever about the massive amount of plastic waste in the ocean.  We know that the plastic waste float around everywhere in the ocean, but it mostly piles up in larger areas due to wind and currents in the ocean called patches. Or because Mother Nature is helping us clean it up, it’s like she’s sweeping it into piles in the house for us to throw out. At least th...

Hello dear followers, whom are probably only at this time a handful of people. So, Hello professor Hillyer, mom, dad, the other Jo and maybe even my boyfriend KJ. If there are readers out there already that I don’t know yet, and that don’t know me. My name is Johanna Englund and I am a foreign student athlete from Gothenburg Sweden at American International College in Springfield, Massachusetts. I am a senior Marketing major and this is my blog about plastic waste in the ocean and its effects on the marine life. The goal with this blog is to with the help of National Geographic’s campaign  Planet or Plastic?  promote their cause and raise awareness about the situation, and to make you guys start thinking about it, and to hopefully start helping out. If I can with the help of this blog make people, even if it’s 100 000 (I wish), 50 or 1 person, to start acting regarding their consumption of plastic in their everyday life we have achieved something good. I know you...