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OUR WAR ON WASTE
Animals
Turtles can die from consuming plastic or getting trapped in it
Humans when eating seafood can get the toxic chemicals from plastic inside them if that bit of seafood has eaten plastic
Seabirds can accidentally feed plastic to their chicks
Almost all animals are affected by plastic
Whales can consume plastic
Seals are also at risk from dying if they consume plastic
Can plastic be a good thing?
It is good because materials like ivory and turtle shell aren't being used
Plastic is a strong and cheap material
Other facts about plastic
It brakes down and not up
It is made from natural materials
A plastic toothbrush takes 500 years to break up
What you can do to help
Reduce the amount of plastic you use
Don't litter!
Pick up rubbish and put it in the bin
Nude food