Emma Braisa: Kas patiesībā notiek ar tevis izmesto plastmasu  — Emma Braisa

Kas patiesībā notiek ar tevis izmesto plastmasu  — Emma Braisa

Skaties pilnu mācību video: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/what-really-happens-to-the-plastic-you-throw-away-emma-bryce

Mēs visi esam dzirdējuši, ka plastmasas pudeles un iepakojumi jāpārstrādā. Taču kas patiesībā notiek ar plastmasu, ja mēs to vienkārši izmetam? Emma Braisa seko līdzi trīs plastmasas pudeļu liktenim un atklāj draudus, ko šie vienreizējās lietošanas priekšmeti rada mūsu pasaulei.

Sagatavoja — Emma Braisa; animēja — Šērona Kolmane.

What happens to a single discarded plastic bottle can have staggering consequences for ecosystems and humans alike. One bottle might spend a thousand years leaching toxins in a landfill, while another joins the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, fragmenting into microplastics that pollute oceans and food chains. Only through recycling does a plastic bottle escape this destructive fate, becoming raw material for something new. The journey each bottle takes reveals the urgent need for responsible disposal and recycling.