{"id":10963,"date":"2023-01-07T14:23:17","date_gmt":"2023-01-07T14:23:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/?page_id=10963"},"modified":"2023-01-07T17:49:38","modified_gmt":"2023-01-07T17:49:38","slug":"impact-of-plastic-waste","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/impact-of-plastic-waste\/","title":{"rendered":"Impact of plastic waste"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"10963\" class=\"elementor elementor-10963\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d465caf elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d465caf\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-431fb1b\" data-id=\"431fb1b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-c724fca elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c724fca\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ae90245\" data-id=\"ae90245\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39c44ea elementor-align-start elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"39c44ea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Plastic Waste<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c56353 elementor-widget elementor-widget-jet-nav-menu\" data-id=\"0c56353\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"jet-nav-menu.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<nav class=\"jet-nav-wrap m-layout-mobile\"><div class=\"menu-plastic-waste-container\"><div class=\"jet-nav m-layout-mobile jet-nav--vertical jet-nav--vertical-sub-left-side\"><div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-10950 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/plastic-waste\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Plastic Waste<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-10974 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/types-of-plastic-waste\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Types of plastic waste<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-10972 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/sources-of-plastic-waste\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Sources of plastic waste<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-10971 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/impact-of-plastic-waste\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Impact of plastic waste<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-10973 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/plastic-waste-disposal-techniques\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Plastic waste disposal techniques<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-10970 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/plastic-waste-factsheet\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Plastic waste factsheet<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/nav>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-311ec60 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"311ec60\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\n<!-- Tall-Responsive -->\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4993435605385515\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"6804764118\"\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-eac923a\" data-id=\"eac923a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-81fe98b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"81fe98b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The impact of plastic waste<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d0a7eb7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d0a7eb7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Plastic waste significantly impact marine ecosystems. Aquatic animals such as turtles, fish and other species are entangled and often suffocate, causing severe injuries and deaths. Species also ingest plastic materials as they mistake them for food and prey. New habitats for smaller organisms are created, distorting the natural balance of marine ecosystems.<br \/><br \/>Humans are also affected in many ways. Plastic debris have found their ways into drinking water, salt, and into the bodies of widlife. Tiny particles such as chemicals and emissions from plastic production known to be carcinogenic (cancer-causing) have found their way into humans and wildlife causing developmental, reproductive, neurological, and immune disorders.<\/p><p>Plastic waste impacts our livelihoods and tourism too. Tourists are likely to avoid places and beaches of poor waste disposal. Investors are less attracted to communities with poor waste management. Communities may also spend lots of money cleaning and maintaining communities with poor plastic disposal practices. Such expenditure could be directed to other important sectors such as health, education and technology that could enhance the wellbeing of the citizens.<\/p><p>Incineration of landfills with plastic waste releases carbon dioxide and methane into the atmosphere. Manufacturing of plastics and plastic products have a similar effect on the atmosphere. These gases add to the amount of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, worsening the effects on climates.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf7c05d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bf7c05d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our research for this topic included these sources:<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-05b138d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"05b138d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>1. Household air pollution and health. Fact sheet N\u00b0292. WHO, http:\/\/www.who.int\/mediacentre\/factsheets\/fs292\/en\/<br \/>2. Indoor Air Pollution. Medline Plus., http:\/\/www.nlm.nih.gov\/medlineplus\/indoorairpollution.html<br \/>3. Indoor air. The Department of Environment, Australia: http:\/\/www.environment.gov.au\/topics\/environment-protection\/air-quality\/indoor-air<br \/>4. Indoor Air pollution, Edugreen. http:\/\/edugreen.teri.res.in\/explore\/air\/indoor.htm<br \/><br \/><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7559639\" data-id=\"7559639\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ade5e5b elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"ade5e5b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\n<!-- Tall-Responsive -->\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4993435605385515\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"6804764118\"\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-189c878 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"189c878\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3564e30\" data-id=\"3564e30\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e49840 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"2e49840\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/sources-of-plastic-waste\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">GO BACK<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a2dbd17\" data-id=\"a2dbd17\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78fde1e elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"78fde1e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/plastic-waste-disposal-techniques\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">NEXT PAGE<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-25317e7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"25317e7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-65c8f58\" data-id=\"65c8f58\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10e456a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"10e456a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Recommended Pollution Lessons<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e4f12b2 jet-nav-align-flex-start elementor-widget elementor-widget-jet-nav-menu\" data-id=\"e4f12b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"jet-nav-menu.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<nav class=\"jet-nav-wrap m-layout-mobile\"><div class=\"menu-pollution-container\"><div class=\"jet-nav m-layout-mobile jet-nav--horizontal\"><div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-6307 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/what-is-water-pollution\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Water Pollution<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-6308 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/what-is-air-pollution\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Air Pollution<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-6309 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/what-is-land-pollution\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Land Pollution<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-6388 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/what-is-noise-pollution\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Noise Pollution<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-9858 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/what-is-light-pollution\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">What is light pollution?<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-11155 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/plastic-waste\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Plastic Pollution<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/nav>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Plastic Waste Plastic Waste Types of plastic waste Sources of plastic waste Impact of plastic waste Plastic waste disposal techniques Plastic waste factsheet The impact of plastic waste Plastic waste significantly impact marine ecosystems. Aquatic animals such as turtles, fish and other species are entangled and often suffocate, causing severe injuries and deaths. Species also [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"elementor_header_footer","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-10963","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10963","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10963"}],"version-history":[{"count":19,"href":"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10963\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11131,"href":"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10963\/revisions\/11131"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10963"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}