Garbage in Our Oceans
Garbage in Our Oceans How did it All End Up There? It is not news that our oceans are filled with garbage and most of that is plastic which takes a long time to decay and it has affected wildlife and even our own lives. The question is, how did it all get there? There are many causes to this problem and I will go through those here. Poor Waste Management Poor waste management is a big contributor to this issue. Many countries that are poor have few ways of dealing with garbage effectively like we do in the United States. They simply do not have the infrastructure to deal with all this garbage. The countries that contribute the most pollution in our oceans are The Philippines, India, Malaysia, and China. According to viborc.com, this is how much each country contributes to pollution in our oceans in metric tons! Littering Littering is another big contributor to the large amount of pollution in our oceans. This is not just som...