Water pollution with plastic is not a new problem, this has been happening for decades and is still happening unfortunately. If all people were to pay attention to the environment and water surfaces, pollution would surely be at a significantly lower level. It is enough for each of us to make a small change to jointly reduce pollution and live in a healthier environment.
It is known that plastic is very difficult to decompose. Plastic takes 500 to 1,000 years to decompose. Although we know that a small amount of plastic is recycled, most end up in landfills. And even more ends up as plastic waste that eventually finds its way to drinking water. Most of the plastic you use every day ends up in rivers or lakes, where it can be even harder to clean. The tiny plastic particles used in many hygiene and care products, such as facial peels and toothpaste, have been found in many water surfaces.
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Plastic is also a danger to wildlife that live in or around the waters. According to some studies, 1 million seabirds and 100,000 marine mammals die each year from plastic in the oceans. Plastic is often found in the bodies of some seabirds, and it is common for whales or sea turtles to find plastic stuck in or in their bodies. Huge areas of plastic waste can be found in the oceans. According to some data, 30 percent of fish are already poisoned with plastic, and by 2050 there will be more plastic in the seas than fish. All plastic pollution is not only a problem for the Earth, but also for our health.
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Australia has found a way to reduce plastic water pollution. Experts from the Australian city of Kuwana have introduced a very simple and extremely useful filtering framework in the Henley Reserve. It is a net that is placed at the outlet of a sewer pipe that prevents plastic and other types of waste from spoiling the ground. This is actually a very simple solution that has proven to be quite effective. How are networks emptied? The nets are set up when they are full, and the junk is dumped in garbage trucks, which are then taken to landfills. The nets are then returned to waste disposal sites.
What can we do to help reduce water pollution with plastics?
Avoid plastic water bottles. Choose packaging that you can easily recycle. For example, glass bottles are better to use than plastic ones.
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When staying in an area near rivers, lakes, seas or oceans, you should not throw any rubbish around them. Even the garbage thrown on the beach can reach the water and pollute it after a while. Therefore, it would be good to organize an action to clean the coastal areas and raise the awareness of the community about the harmful effects of environmental pollution.
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If you live near a river or lake, it is desirable to enrich that area with fauna. Trees are very useful for reducing pollution, and thus regulate the level of carbon dioxide in the water.
