Why Is Plastic Harmful?
Cultivate your curiosity with Learning Mole’s “I Wonder” series! 🌍🤔 In this episode, we explore the question: Why Is Plastic Harmful? 🔄🚯 Join us on a journey through the environmental impact, consequences, and challenges posed by the widespread use of plastic. 🌊🔍 Discover how plastic pollution affects ecosystems, wildlife, and human health, and explore the urgent need for sustainable alternatives. 🌟🚫 Get ready to delve into the perils of plastic and explore ways to reduce its harmful impact on our planet! 🌎🌐
Transcription for Why Is Plastic Harmful?
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I wonder plastic production uses harmful chemicals plastic is Created from chemicals, which come from crude oil and other gases when these compounds are heated they break down so that they can be reformed into plastic with different properties depending on what they are mixed with or what the base ingredient was the byproducts of plastic production can end up leaking into the environment through waterways, which ends up polluting the ocean even the chemicals used to make plastic also releases greenhouse gases into the atmosphere which contributes the climate change if we recycle plastic we don’t have to create new plastic. So this process can be avoided