Many studies have shown that ingested plastic is one of the main causes of non-natural death for sea turtles.
Animals can suffocate when plastic bags are wrapped around their bodies.
Disposable plastics, such as plastic straws, cause great harm to nature and therefore to animals.
Plastics are sometimes mistaken by seabirds for food.
Plastics can wrap around animals' bodies, stay there for years and deform their bodies.
Between 1950 and 2015, humanity produced about 8.3 billion tons of plastic. 6.3 billion tonnes (76%) of these turned into plastic waste; 9% of this plastic waste is recycled and only 1% is recycled more than once.
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
Plastic Pollution
What is plastic pollution and why is it a problem?