I think that one of the greatest advantages of living on an eco-friendly island is the people you meet and stories you hear. With such a focus on Organic farming and sustainable living this place attracts some amazing people.
One of those people is Tom, and abstract artist. He is going to the United Nations to showcase a new painting of his, and to raise awareness about the Plastic Island floating in the pacific ocean. And I quote:
In the middle of the Pacific Ocean, 500 nuatical miles of the coast of California, a patch of garbage that has been said to be twice the size of Texas floats in the sea. The incredible mash of garbage is actually more like a soup, half floating, half sunken, consisting of 80 percent plastics and has been said to weigh up to 3.5 million tons.
Sad but true, it has amounted to this. The amount of plastics in this world is devastating our ocean and our marine life. Fish and birds have been feeding of this island thinking it is food. Tiny pieces of plastics, bottle caps, plastic bags are then consumed by these poor animals and in turn they are killed by them.
This is something I think we are all responsible for. So pass this on and let the world know. We can all make a difference, we have to use biodegradeable compostible bags or reuseable cloth bags, not plastic shopping bags. Because they end up in the stomachs of birds and fish.
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