If there is ONE THING THAT YOU CAN DO to help keep the ocean environment healthy, to prevent sea life from dying out, that is RECYCLING, in particular the recycling of PLASTICS! In past posts of this blog, SIRENS LINK TO SEA, I've linked to sites about THE SEA OF PLASTIC in the PACIFIC OCEAN, which is said to be the SIZE OF TEXAS!
Here is what happens when you throw a bottle or can on the sidewalk or street instead of putting it in a recycling garbage bin or taking it to a local recycling center. The street sweepers come and brush debris and bottles are moved towards storm drains that lead to the ocean. (In the case of Los Angeles, this means polluting the Santa Monica Bay!) Plastics, which float, follow the currents, and end up in the sea of plastic, which, in my opinion, needs to be mined!
Back in the day, people did not carry water to drink with them on a daily basis. They might take water in a canteen when they went hiking. I know this may sound unbelievable, but people actually drank plenty of water at home, took beverages to school in thermoses, and no one seemed to be worried about dying from thirst! Maybe the earth is heating up, and maybe we are more aware that we need to drink 8 glasses of water a day, but glasses do not mean massive containers of soda! Glasses are about 8 ounces, so that's about 64 ounces of water a day.
Pure water is hydrating and the best beverage we can drink. Please do your part and responsibly discard your plastic, aluminum, and glass containers!
Siren
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