What happens to your plastic bags?

Plastic bags are used every day to carry home shopping. When they are finished with they end up in our rubbish bin which is taken to landfill sites. Some rubbish is carelessly dumped by roadsides, in fields or on beaches which results in the bags ending up in the sea. Plastic bags cause marine pollution (rubbish in the sea). Plastic bags are made from oil. This is why it takes hundreds of years to decompose (dissolve).

Plastic bags left on beaches end up in the sea which causes marine pollution (rubbish in the sea). Ocean currents carry plastic bags to feeding grounds. Plastic bags look like jelly fish in the water which are the main source of food for Leatherback turtles. Turtles eat the plastic bags because they think they are food which can cause their stomach to become blocked. Consequently the turtles starve to death which could result in Leatherback turtles becoming extinct by 2030.

Reduce Reuse Recycle

REDUCE REUSE RECYCLE

Today we learnt how to REDUCE REUSE RECYCLE it helps stop damaging the earth. Oil spillage can affect birds and sea creatures. Oil on the beach can effect as well. Disposable nappies how can these be used to make roof tiles? A clipboard is made from drink cartons it was unbelievable when we found out. A gardening trowel is made from drinks cans we were shocked by that. Ruck sacks believe it or not it is made from plastic. a ruler is made from computers/laptops. play ground surface is made from car tyres. A ladle is also made from plastic.
WHERE ARE YOU PUTTING YOUR RUBBISH ?

Plastic Soup@NMA

JUST ADD H2O

Yesterday we went to the national marine aquarium .

Investagation 1: stomach contents of a loggerhead turtle

We made a list of things we thought we would find in a Loggerhead turtle we came up with fish seaplants and jelly fish we were shocked by what was realy in a Loggerhead turtles stomach there was 1 squid 5 prawns 3 muceles 1 plastic bag mustakend for a jelly fish tooth 2 toothpaste lids 1 penlid 10 bottlelids 1 cottenbud stick 3 lollypop sticks and a big black peace of plastic.

Investagation 2: How can we reduce plastic pollution ?
Make sure that rubish goes in the bin and not down the toilet. Pick up rubish from the beach. Don't throw rubish in the sea. Don't feed plastic to the animals. Never ever let plastic go to waste.