Final Presentati on

Plastic Pollution

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Communicati on Skills for Engineering (ESPU 1452 ) April 30 t h , 2018

 What is Plastic Pollution?
The most dangerous pollution of the century

Plastic waste accumulation in the environment  negatively affects all living things &
their habitat

Plastic pollution forms:

Plastic
Marine Plastic Particle
Debris Litter Pollution

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 Why is It A Problem?

Nature of plastic Affects on the environment?

non-biodegradable fragments & toxins

not break down into simpler
compound and get absorbed into
the water / soil as beneficial
components
A large piece of plastic remains around
1000 years and more
released during photo-decomposition
that pollute our soil and water
At every stage of its life cycle, plastic is a
toxic pollutant

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 How
Much
Plastic
is
There
on
Earth?

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Summary

How
What ? Why ? Causes Solutions
much ?

How
Do you think we need
bad is international agreement ?
it ?
Development of policies
 reduce & prevent further plastic pollution

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We may be the cause of the
problem
but we can also be the
solution
Next time you go shopping, don’t forget
to carry a paper or cloth bag

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THANKS FOR
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