Plastic Problem

WALT: I can write a shorter persuasive post by making a claim and backing it up with reasons.

This week we have been learning about persuasive writing. We had to choose a topic and then do some research on it. My topic is about plastic why you should you should reduce on your plastic use. It is a really important topic that not many people think about. This is my writing.


Why you should use a reusable water bottle.

I believe every person on planet earth should use a reusable water bottle. Here are my reasonings.

Over 1500 plastic bottles such as water bottles and shampoo bottles are thrown in the ocean every second. Just here in New Zealand! We spend approximately $588 each year on plastic bottles. You could buy 150 loaves of bread and 30 2L milk bottles! It takes a little over 700 years for your plastic water bottle to fully break down. And even then, the plastic will break down into microplastics. Meaning your plastic bottle will never actually leave the earth.

When the plastic bottle is thrown into the ocean, eventually it will turn into microplastics. There are fish that swim in the ocean and they ingest those microplastics. Those fish are eaten by bigger fish, and those fish are eaten by even bigger fish. We eat those bigger fish. This means that the plastic we are putting into the ocean is making its way back to us.

1460 plastic water bottles are saved each year, by you, when you use a reusable water bottle. That is 99 280 grams you are saving from in the ocean. It is estimated that by the year 2050, there will be more plastic in the ocean than fish! There are ruffly 3,500,000,000,000 fish in the pacific ocean right now! So that comes to a lot of plastic.

If you really can't swap out your plastic bottle for a reusable one, for whatever reason, you could switch to using plastic-free shower products. There is a company right here in Christchurch. They are called Ethique. You can by the products through their online store and on Amazon. 

 You don't have to have a plastic-free lifestyle. Just doing your bit would help.