numbers
name one state that banned plastic bags
California, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, New York, Maine, Oregon and Vermont
what was the animal that they talked about a lot?
the whale
where does recycling go?
the recycling plant
what is melting in the oceans that hurt the animals?
glaciers
where does trash go?
the landfill
in pounds how much trash goes in per hour?
1.5 million pounds
what did the movie talk about that the animals were eating?
micro plastic
what are the three types of recycling?
primary, secondary, and tertiary.
name three animals that suffer from plastic
sea lions, seals, fish, birds, whales, and dolphins
name two things that are bad for the environment
greenhouse gas, pollution, plastic, water pollution and land pollution
how much plastic is in the ocean?
in 2019 there was over 5 trillion pieces of plastic
what did the movie say that the animals thought the micro plastic was?
jellyfish
how many plastic bottles gets thrown away every day?
60 million
name two types of weather effects that hurt the animals
drought, storm, heat waves, rising sea levels, melting glaciers and warming oceans
what does Germany do with its recycling?
they burn it or at grocery stores they recycle their plastic bottles
when was plastic invented?
1907
name one thing that is bad about plastic
bpa
in pounds how much plastic gets thrown every year?
185 pounds
what is one animal that that could go extinct from climate change?
polar bear, snow leopard, giant panda, tiger, monarch butterfly and green sea turtle
how much does plastic get recycled?
9%
when was recycling invented?
1970s
what makes Bristol Greens Capital Status.
whale sculpture
in tons how much plastic is in the world?
300 million tons
how many animals are affected by climate change?
over 700 animals
in pounds how much trash goes into the ocean every year?
14 billion pounds