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A Sea of Plastic. It's not a pretty sight

Earth Day is an annual event celebrated on April 22, so The Sunday Challenge: PLASTIC, is very timely. Plastic pollution is poisoning our oceans and land, injuring marine life, and affecting our health!
In just about a minute I gathered together just a few small household items and put them in the kitchen sink in water to illustrate the problem, but if one looks around the home, in kitchen and bathroom cupboards and many more places, then the problem is really huge.
We are avid re-cyclers, but it's just not enough. Everyone has to be more pro-active.

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28 comments

Chrissy said:

Die Bearbeitung passt gut zur Thematik!
7 years ago ( translate )

Jan said:

Really like this image! Not the issue of course. We are avid recyclers too and there is a move not to use plastic pots so we are doing our best.
7 years ago

Edward Bowthorpe said:

Great work Amelia,eddie,xx
7 years ago ( translate )

Sami Serola (inactiv… said:

Great shot! I hope we are not too late.
7 years ago

Gudrun said:

Very good work, we all have to start at home but most importantly changes have also to come from the top.
7 years ago

tiabunna said:

A well created image, Amelia. I fully agree about the need for society to do more than just "recycle".
7 years ago

Esther said:

Hooray for earth day.
7 years ago

Stormlizard said:

Such stupidity was observed by me on a beach near Athens.
7 years ago

Coco said:

Horrible. So upsetting.
7 years ago ( translate )

Amelia replied to Coco:

It's meant to be horrible and upsetting, Coco.
7 years ago

Peter Castell said:

If the country was serious about recycling there would be a national scheme not left to local councils to decide what they recycle. Regarding rubbish strewn every where the average Britain is to idle to walk to a litter bin, look at the state of a train after a two hour journey, when you open your mouth as I am prone to do no one will support you they look like it's that's in the wrong
7 years ago

Ulrich John said:

Good work, true words !
7 years ago

HappySnapper said:

Every single item that is manufactured weather it be metal, plastic, liquid, fabric, wood or concrete will eventually be returned to the land, It is how we go about it that's not working.
7 years ago

PhLB - Luc Boonen said:

incredible numbers ....
7 years ago ( translate )

Roger Bennion said:

Thank you, Amelia, for posting to Sight and Sound : Pictures & Music
7 years ago