Addicted to Plastic

I saw a documentary this past Wednesday called Addicted to Plastic and I just want to say how informative and eye-opening it was! I didn't realize that plastic is actually very common in our lives and can be found almost everywhere, like glasses, containers, cans and toys!

Although it was very informative, it was also quite sad, seeing that plastic is pretty much indestructible, contains a number of chemicals and has a HUGE impact on wildlife. For example, (*spoiler alert!) one of the guys in the documentary disected a seagull and found big pieces of plastic in its stomach! Not only does wildlife get affected, we humans also do. Remember the food chain you learned in elementary school? Well, smaller fragments of plastic found in water attract bacteria that makes it look like fish food, which the fish then eat. And guess who eats the fish...

On a happier note, the documentary also showcased a lot of new things people are doing to help the cause. This includes new plastics, which are a lot better than the old stuff! For example, some plastics can now dissolve in water and some are edible! Other people have also been able to reuse old plastics to create various products. Pretty cool stuff that would help out the earth a lot!

If you have the time, definitely give this documentary a watch! For the meantime, check out the trailer below!