Friday 31 August 2018

My Speech 2018 - ๐Ÿ“ ๐Ÿ›️ Why we shouldn't use plastic bags๐Ÿ›️ ๐Ÿ“



Image result for plastic bag gifI block drains and litter roadsides, beaches and paths. I kill  approximately 100,000 marine animals and 1 million seabirds every single year. Most people use me once everyday then throw me away. I let off dangerous, poisonous gasses that could kill people. I can also cause pollution. I can come in many different colours but usually transparent. The wind can blow me super easily except for when people put things inside me. What am I - I am a plastic bag.

There is one thing that most people didn’t know about plastic bags and that is … how much harm plastic bags does to nature. It can continue to harm nature for a 1000 years after people stop using it because that is  how long it takes to decompose. Plastic, plastic, plastic! It’s everywhere.

Plastic bags are the number 1 substance that kills animals. For example: Turtles eat jellyfishes. However, when people litter the plastic bags in the ocean, the water moves them around making it look so much like a jellyfish. When a turtle appears, it will mistaken the plastic bag as a jellyfish and eats it! Oh no! That means that all the dangerous poisonous gas and chemicals from the plastic goes into the turtle’s body and kill it. And that's only one of the many reasons why plastic bags are so dangerous.  

Another way plastic is dangerous is how it gets into our food chain. A food chain is something where people litter plastic bags into the ocean and the little fish comes along and eats the plastic bag.  Munch, munch, ugh! Then a bigger fish comes and eats the little fish, (munch, munch, ugh) so the plastic is now in the big fish’ stomach and it goes on and on and on. After, if the fisherman catches the fish that has the plastic inside and sells it and if we didn’t notice, we might end up eating the plastic as well. That means that the plastic could end up inside our stomach Gross!

But there are way to help stop this. You should buy one reusable bag or reuse the plastic bags you already have when you go shopping. Why? Because it doesn’t harm nature at all!  And it doesn’t waste your money! How? Because in some supermarkets and stores you have to pay for plastic bags, but if you buy a reusable bag you buy it once and you do not have to waste your money on another plastic bag. Plus, when you buy lots of groceries or other things and you put it in your plastic bags, it will just rip because they not strong enough. But when you have a reusable bag, it is more stronger because of the fabric. It just make good sense to use reusable bags. If you go to the supermarket and they give you plastic bags SAY NO !!!!!!! Tell your friends and families to STOP using plastic bags and use reusable bags instead. That way we can make the planet better.                

We all know why plastic bags are bad We all know that we should not litter, we should pick up plastic or pieces of rubbish that we see even when its not ours and always use reusable bags.  I want to challenge you stop using plastic bags today. Can you do it? Will you do it? All the sea animals will love you for it. Future generations who will get to see the turtle will love you for it. The planet will love you for it. Make the change now!

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