Plastics are not just in waters but are now in the atmosphere as well. Microplastic will continue to disintegrate to become even smaller and dangerous.
True but big companies and the government should be held responsible and accountable. They're the reason this problem has gotten so bad. Why put not only the blame but also the burden of responsibility on the consumer and individual? It isn't our fault that this problem has gotten out of hand so why are we expected to fix it?
Our need for plastic in everything we use is what leads to the production of it in the first place. The faster we accept our part in plastic becoming this mammoth of a problem the sooner we can put an end to the need and hence the subsequent production of it. I agree that big corporations should be held responsible for producing it and making us dependable on it but we can only pass the blame so far. We need to do our part in curbing it and that will set the course for a change (albeit a small change but an immediate one).
I wish I had been at this Ted talk .BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY IS RIGHT Down the ROAD. I remember the first liquid laundry detergent, when quilt material was always 1oo% cotton, when there was no creamora, when vegetables weren't in plastic containers. I miss those days. I also remember taking apart old cloths and using good parts to make new.....unless a time comes that it doesn't take both parents going out to earn a living there will be no reduction in time saving plastic usage. There will be no make it, make it over or heaven forbid.....do without.
It's really sad but I can't help blaming the generations of my parents and grandparent for the condition of our environment, that my generation has to face. How did it happen
Wow...!! That was amazing information on the incredible menace of micro-plastics. Thanks, Dr. Dudas, for sharing. Well...! I am doing my part and I seriously (desperately in fact) wish that people should realize the gravity of negative impacts of using plastics.
There should be a ban on single-use plastic. A company, selling its product, should only be using recyclable plastic. There is a study which says that nano-plastics are in water bottles that people have been drinking unknowingly for years. I, for one, fear that the nano-plastics I have consumed have leeched into my body, and pose a risk to my health going forward.
@Tom Jones Everyone is responsible, not just Asians. Although much plastic is produced in China, it's being produced for our demands, we drive their business. So actually whites, blacks and Asians can all make a difference by stopping consuming plastic products
Good video and as far as microplastics are concerned, once they are extracted by any system, how are these microplastic residues eliminated (don't tell me about recycling)
Need to make plastic from hemp oil not crude. It’s biodegradable.... pretty simple answer for not producing more of the dangerous toxic plastic they never goes away..... then start a massive worldwide clean up of the crude oil plastic..... get it done. This is your final warning on the matter
@@snowballfalling9077it's quite possible ...there is special specific bacteria 🦠 for that and other method like white eggs material to remove microplastic
If one considers all the ways plastics end up in the atmosphere, including tornados, wildfires encountering civilization, wind erosion, hurricanes, tsunamis and others- it seems necessary to place a one-use tax on plastics not intended for recycle and engage a national reclamation strategy using unemployed US workers(if they are tired of unemployment insurance) and introduce the next generation to what they will be spending time and money on to attempt reclamation of the earth from the plastics rampant within. Part of a green new deal?
massive production of plastics.. negligible decomposition of discarded plastics... we need a decomposition chemical or gassifier or oil extractor to process the horrendous mass of discards or biodegrade them.. or we will strangle on it
Marcial Glori boyan slat is making a dent in the source of macro plastic.. rivers deliver plastics to the ocean..the interceptors are catching tons...a good start....tons boyan collects will not be on their way to microplastics in air sea or land oil rendering... incineration.. converting to reusable plastic chip stock..roof tiles...floor tiles...down purposing.. ingestion... that's the bad boy air water food.. wtf...what's the fix ? how long can you breathe microplastics before sickness of death.. before you stop getting oxygen from air ? ? ? ... will microplastics build up in your lungs ? what about that... can electrostatic attraction be used to trap airborne particles ? how the f......ilter will we capture micro scopic bits .. threatening llungs. muscle.. organs...eyes ? a. microplastics have to be ended... b. microplastics have to be sieved how do we sieve the ocean ?
@@memesensei3330 yes there is, hemp plastic is an amazing alternative that we could use. Vote and use your voice to educate others on the upcoming dangers if something isn’t done
man... ! ...think of tire tread grinds... millions of tires grinding microparticles 24/7..... when will officials realize we must be breathing plastic particles ?????
Right! everytime you walk past a roof being tarred or smell burning rubber or brakes, imagine .... our nose is filtering these plastics...... this must be the cancer source
@@MRCLOUDSEEEDwe shud use more train and busses as mean of transportation....reduce cars...and phased them out...only train and some lorry for transportation
Here is how i reduce plastics and put it to the man the plastic bottles i drink i fill with all the little things and easily fragmentable things like paper and plastic and store them inside the bottles ive been drinking we can start recycling everything its all a matter of energy and to recycle the world's plastic into containers to be recycled with 0 other matter is already here all thanks to kilopower
Nature totally suffers from Man's poor spiritual condition. "Man is organic with the world. His inner life molds the environment and is itself deeply affected by it. The one acts upon the other and every abiding change in the life of man is the result of these mutual reactions." ~ Baha'i Faith
This kind of sounds like mental illness… How much is the plastic really rubs off from the plastic things that we use and into our air?? We breathe? Or are we worried about us just about throwing the things away in general? Well the key is to buy things you don't want to throw away, not to get rid of plastic entirely. Plastic is extremely useful; the culture of buying new items constantly instead of reusing/repurposing/making the most of the what we have abundantly. I just wanted to be clear because the whole visual illustration of our plastic use feels a little misleading if it is not primarily concerned with single use plastic/plastic that is thrown away. I understand the anxiety about the contamination of the water supply. (from the plastic in our clothes wringing out in the washing machine). however: does it actually absorb through our skin cells/epithelial layers? Rather, does it pass along with our food into our feces? Maybe that could even help it decompose faster? Lol? I hope that helps ease some of the anxiety regarding the plastic in our every day life. , I believe in our collective ability to do the right thing when we need to.
