But all this plastic waste is not good: listed here are the five ways that plastics harm the environment, birds and wildlife -- and even people. Basically, fossil fuels removed from shale and other rock formations are turned into resin pellets that are used to manufacture ever more plastics, plastics that are discarded, usually after a single use. Not even microscopic animals, collectively known as zooplankton, are safe from ingesting plastics (ref), except they consume microscopic plastic bits. Plastics could be used to benefit the environmentIt is tempting to demonize plastics, but realistically, plastics themselves are not inherently evil. Five Ways That Plastics Harm The Environment (And One Way They May Help) | @GrrlScientist

Source: Forbes April 23, 2018 18:44 UTC