The Plastic Problem

What is a problem with plastics?

• They are too easy to get.

• They are too cheap to buy.

• They never go away.

• They harm human.

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Plastics...

• keep the ocean clean.

• make animals hungrier.

• help humans protect animals

• harm the ocean environment.

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People can help reduce plastics by...

• breaking down plastics before putting them in trash.

• throwing their plastics in landfill rather than in the ocean.

• not going to the beach until the plastic is cleaned up.

• sorting their recycled trash correctly.

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Plastics are a part of everyday life. They can cause problems for the planet when ....

• they do not break down, they end up in landfill or ocean.

• they are sorted correctly and recycle them.

• human sort the recycled trash correctly.

• human use shopping bags instead of plastic bags.

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Decompose means ..

• to break down into smaller parts

• to gather an increasing number of something

• to tell in advance that something will happen

• to die or suffer from not eating and drinking

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To predict means ..

• to break down into smaller parts

• to gather an increasing number of something

• to tell in advance that something will happen

• to die or suffer from not eating and drinking

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Cause starvation means

• to die or suffer from not eating and drinking

• to spend money to gain a future benefit

• to tell in advance that something will happen

• to break down into smaller parts

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To solve the plastic problem for environment. Scientist and environmentalists are developing new ideas.

• create plastic-like substances made of shrimp shell or seaweed.

• create plastic bags even more.

• produce more plastic for food wrappers.

• throw more trash in landfill.

Environmentalists encourage people ...

• to stop recycle plastic.

• to recycle more plastic into new products.

• to stop investing for new plastic company.

Debris means

• scattered pieces of waste or remains.

• animal

• plants

• salt and mineral

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