Download presentation
Presentation is loading. Please wait.
Published byKelley Stafford Modified over 9 years ago
2
The Great Pacific Garbage Patch
3
Location 1 000 Miles From California Twice
4
Were Did it Come From Companies 80 Percent Traveling Trash Far Away
5
What’s the Problem
6
Most Common Debris Cigarettes and filters Plastic bags Food wrappers and containers Caps and lids Plastic bottles Paper bags Straws and stirrers Cups, plates, forks, knives and spoons Glass bottles Drink cans
7
Types of Marine Life Affected by Garbage Whales Dolphins Waterfowl Turtles Fish Asphyxiation Strangulation Contamination Entanglement
8
Facts on Trash 2 million plastic bottles How Much Trash
9
An Ecosystem of Stakeholders 100,000 Dolphins, Whales, Turtles 1,ooo,o00 Sea Birds Bisphenol A People, Businesses, Industries Government and Money
11
Possible Solutions Stop Education Officers Available to Recycle
12
The End
13
Sources McLendon, Russell. "What is the Great Pacific Ocean Garbage Patch? | MNN - Mother Nature Network." Environmental News and Information | MNN - Mother Nature Network. N.p., n.d. Web. 11 May 2010.. "Garbage Patch." Garbage Patch. N.p., n.d. Web. 11 May 2010.. Naik, Abhijit. "Ocean Pollution Facts." Buzzle Web Portal: Intelligent Life on the Web. N.p., n.d. Web. 11 May 2010.. "Ocean Pollution - Fabien Cousteau's Warning to the World - Oprah.com." Oprah Winfrey's Official Website - Live Your Best Life - Oprah.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 13 May 2010.. " Google Image Result for http://images.travelpod.com/users/stltom/1.1223478300.common-sight-of-trash- floating-on-the-river.jpg." Google. N.p., n.d. Web. 13 May 2010.. "Kanat's home page." Kanat's home page. N.p., n.d. Web. 13 May 2010..
Similar presentations
© 2025 SlidePlayer.com. Inc.
All rights reserved.