The effect of the sea-borne, plastic plague on marine mammals and other animal life is deadly. Fishing lines and nets Sea turtles mistake plastic bags for jellyfish, and birds eat bits of Styrofoam. When marine mammals, various sea life and birds ingest plastic, it blocks their intestines. They die of starvation. What plastic breaks down into is smaller and smaller pieces of plastic - which are increasingly attractive to smaller and younger sea life.
Plastic debris sits like a silent time bomb waiting to kill marine life.
Purchase items in bulk instead of small, convenience sizes. Buy recycled products, and reuse boxes, envelopes, newspapers and packing materials. Purchase items packaged in cardboard or paper instead of plastic or styrofoam. Take cans, bottles, used motor oil, batteries and newspapers to recycling centers. Recycle stationery and paper by using the backs for lists and scratchpaper.