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Read about the Earth's layers and plastic pollution.

Biosphere: it is the place where organisms live.It provides what living organisms need to survive.

Hydrosphere:it is the part of the planet that is made of water.

Atmosphere: It is the air and gas surrounding our planet.

Lithosphere:it includes the Earth's crust and mantle. It is made of rocks that constitute the continental plates.

Every item of plastic that has ever been created is still with us on the planet today. 80% of ocean waste originates from land, where waste travels to the centre of the ocean currents and stays there. Then, these plastics mix with plankton, they are eaten by fish and become part of the food chain.

Plastic pollution also accumulates becoming landfill, polluting water reserves, and obstructing wildlife.

Adapted from A Plastic Ocean: Educational Support (2018).

Choose one of the potential solutions to plastic pollution, investigate the benefits and drawbacks. Present it to the class.

Rethink Plastic Reconfiguration

Recycling

Pyrolysis

Incineration

Thermal Cracking - Molten Metal Incineration

Re-use Via Deposit System

Biodegradable Plastic Products

Reflect!

•How does plastic affect our biosphere?

•What do we need to do as a society to help reduce our plastic pollution?





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