A Plastic Ocean is a documentary made by Craig Leeson that brings to light the amount of plastic that has filled our oceans and the affects of it. After discovering a large amount of plastic floating around in his search for blue whales, Leeson decided to travel to other countries that are known to have significant amounts of plastic around the area.

If you are interested in learning more about A Plastic Ocean, you should watch the documentary or visit their website which holds more information on their mission and goals.

After watching A Plastic Ocean, I am shocked at the amount of plastic that gets put back in the ocean and the repercussions of this. Although plastic is seen as a recyclable item, most of the time the plastic that we use ends up in the ocean. Over 8 million tonnes of plastic is put into the oceans and a large amount of this plastic is affecting not only marine life but all organisms. Because plastic does not degrade, it just breaks up into tiny pieces called microplastic that animals digest. It is fatal for animals to digest these microplastics because they fill up an organism’s stomach leaving no room for actual food which causes the animals to starve to death. Plastic does not only cause organisms to starve, but it also releases toxins and chemicals that can travel to vital organs. People may think that it doesn’t affect us, but we may be eating the organisms that have digested plastic and intake all of the chemicals that plastic has. This documentary has shown me that we need to be more conscious about what materials we use because if we don’t change the world will become a wasteland of plastic. It was surprising, but eye-opening, how barely any stores or restaurants have only packaging in plastic and how many chemicals can seep in our food from the plastic. Overall, this documentary has inspired me to be more aware of the amount of plastic we use and where it gets disposed of. I hope you decide to watch this documentary and be more environmentally conscious!

Works Cited:

“About the Award-Winning Documentary A Plastic Ocean.” Plastic Oceans,
     plasticoceans.org/about-a-plastic-ocean/. Accessed 4 Sept. 2019.