A plastic grocery bag was found 36,000 feet below the surface of the ocean, in the deepest ocean trench. The trench is one of the most secluded and hard to reach places on Earth, and the presence of plastic is a true eyeopener in the future of plastic pollution. THis isn’t limited to one plastic bag, many deep sea environments in japan are clogged with plastic trash. 3400 pieces of debris were found, and past 19000 feet, 50% of the debris was single use plastic. Chemical pollution has also been found in deep sea trenches and waterways. Several states and countries have banned plastic bags and straws, a step in the right direction.
I synthesised this with the Clean Water Act, enacted in 1948 in an effort to protect both public water sources and aquatic environments. The CWA was reevaluated and reorganized in 1972. I also associated this with the coral bleaching of the Great Barrier Reef, because all of the damage was caused by humans/human activity.
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