Plastic pollution is a form of environmental pollution that arise when plastic material accumulates in an area and begins to exert negative effects to the surroundings. Plastic pollution has been an issue on the rise that was not being experienced in the traditional times. This is because, plastic is a readily available material and is used in packaging of various items. Plastic has also been used widely to replace organic materials and solutions for various lifestyles materials. Plastic is a toxic material and substance which can cause great harm than good. Inspire of being a very convenient and useful material in the modern day world, human beings have not yet learned proper lessons on garbage disposal to avoid plastics lying around where they are not required to. The accumulation of plastics is what has led to the increased pollution. This means that, had human beings learnt to take care of the disposable materials this issue can be eliminated. One of the major issue with the plastic material is that, it is non-biodegradable. This means it is in a form that cannot decompose. In this sense it becomes very harmful to plant and animal life. Once animals consume plastics they are susceptible to diseases and very fast deaths. For instance, cows are very prone to the issue of plastic consumption as they feed on grass. The plastic is indigestible and it clogs up the digestive system causing the anima a very quick and painful death. Apart from the bigger animals such as cows for instance even fish are and other aquatic animals are affected from the ingestion of plastic particles and substances. For instance when planktons becomes affected and are poisoned from the consumption of plastic substances, eventual death is the end result. This will often imbalance and upset the food chain, since many other sea animals depend on the planktons for food. This chain goes on and on and eventually the larger animals succumb due to lack of food. This paints a greater picture of the harm that plastic pollution predisposes the environment to. The plastics pollution cause great and adverse effects on ground water or generally consumption water. The water in the seas and lakes is mostly polluted from plastics and other insoluble pollutants. Plastic contains harmful substances which when washed off to the seas and the lake affects the water to be consumed. Plastics on the dumping sites erode their harmful substances to the water bodies once they are washed away by rain water. This affects drinking water and the sea animals. Consumption of the water or the sea animals, pauses grate health dangers to the human beings and the overall marine life. Plastics contribute to air pollution once the plastics are burned to get rid of them. The smoke produced from the burning of plastics is very harmful and contains toxic substances and gases once they are freely left into the air. The polluted air once inhaled by humans and animals can.

1. Plastic pollution is a form of environmental pollution that arise
when plastic material
accumulates in an area and begins to exert negative effects to
the surroundings. Plastic pollution
has been an issue on the rise that was not being experienced in
the traditional times. This is
because, plastic is a readily available material and is used in
packaging of various items. Plastic
has also been used widely to replace organic materials and
solutions for various lifestyles
materials.
Plastic is a toxic material and substance which can cause great
harm than good. Inspire of
being a very convenient and useful material in the modern day
world, human beings have not yet
learned proper lessons on garbage disposal to avoid plastics
lying around where they are not
required to. The accumulation of plastics is what has led to the
increased pollution. This means
that, had human beings learnt to take care of the disposable
materials this issue can be
eliminated.
One of the major issue with the plastic material is that, it is
non-biodegradable. This
means it is in a form that cannot decompose. In this sense it
becomes very harmful to plant and
animal life. Once animals consume plastics they are susceptible
to diseases and very fast deaths.
For instance, cows are very prone to the issue of plastic
consumption as they feed on grass. The

2. plastic is indigestible and it clogs up the digestive system
causing the anima a very quick and
painful death.
Apart from the bigger animals such as cows for instance even
fish are and other aquatic
animals are affected from the ingestion of plastic particles and
substances. For instance when
planktons becomes affected and are poisoned from the
consumption of plastic substances,
eventual death is the end result. This will often imbalance and
upset the food chain, since many
other sea animals depend on the planktons for food. This chain
goes on and on and eventually the
larger animals succumb due to lack of food. This paints a
greater picture of the harm that plastic
pollution predisposes the environment to.
The plastics pollution cause great and adverse effects on ground
water or generally
consumption water. The water in the seas and lakes is mostly
polluted from plastics and other
insoluble pollutants. Plastic contains harmful substances which
when washed off to the seas and
the lake affects the water to be consumed. Plastics on the
dumping sites erode their harmful
substances to the water bodies once they are washed away by
rain water. This affects drinking
water and the sea animals. Consumption of the water or the sea
animals, pauses grate health
dangers to the human beings and the overall marine life.
Plastics contribute to air pollution once the plastics are burned
to get rid of them. The
smoke produced from the burning of plastics is very harmful
and contains toxic substances and

3. gases once they are freely left into the air. The polluted air once
inhaled by humans and animals
can cause serious health risks. The air pollution can also affect
the rain water once the gases are
mixed up in the rain as it pours down.
Plastic pollution is also known to cause harm to ground water.
The pollution of ground
water arises when chlorinated plastics begin to release harmful
substances that can easily seep
through the soil and cause pollution to the groundwater sources
and the overall ecosystem. The
ingestion of the water by human causes further harm due to the
absorption of the harmful
chemicals and substances. When groundwater is polluted, it no
longer becomes safe from any
human or animal consumption as they are exposed to great risk.
One of the biggest harm caused by plastic pollution is, the
plastic pollution that affects
the seas and oceans. Nurdles are types of plastics that are easily
disposed into the oceans by ships
as they transporting goods. Nurdles spilled into the ocean can
cause tons of harm. These type of
plastic is known to degenerate within a year as it release
harmful chemical substances such as
bisphenol which can also be caused by other types of plastics.
The marine life is endangered in
this way and the plastic pollution is known to cause a big
percentage of ocean pollution
compared to other types of pollution.
References

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Comparison of the two readings “I Hear America Singing” and
“Why We Work”
· Comparison of “Why We Work” and “I Hear America Singing”
Consider content and rhetorical strategies and include personal
response. 3 pages
1. “Why We Work
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2. I HEAR America Singing