http://www.geeksblog.net/home-garden/plastics-the-tough-kind/ Mon, 04 Jul 2011 15:08:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.geeksblog.net/home-garden/plastics-the-tough-kind/comment-page-1/#comment-86 Plastics and their impact on Wildlife | Charities Blog Sat, 05 Apr 2008 15:16:37 +0000 http://www.geeksblog.net/home-garden/plastics-the-tough-kind/#comment-86 [...] Plastics have been around for quite sometime and they are one of the most destructive man-made products that have impacted wildlife in the seas and on land. These plastics are mostly petroleum-based and are quite durable which is why animals find it hard to deal with. Sea turtles die from strangulation and internal injuries due to ingestion and getting caught them. Dogs and cats end up having them in their guts killing them as they slowly starve to death. Even animals which are considered to be wild have been found with these man-made plastics in their stomachs. The threat they pose on nature has even resulted in outrageous ideas such as taxing their use which has been successful by as much as 90% as the Irish law has. The British government has also been in discussion with regards to similar tax measures in efforts to lessen the polluting effects of these tough plastic bags. [...] [...] Plastics have been around for quite sometime and they are one of the most destructive man-made products that have impacted wildlife in the seas and on land. These plastics are mostly petroleum-based and are quite durable which is why animals find it hard to deal with. Sea turtles die from strangulation and internal injuries due to ingestion and getting caught them. Dogs and cats end up having them in their guts killing them as they slowly starve to death. Even animals which are considered to be wild have been found with these man-made plastics in their stomachs. The threat they pose on nature has even resulted in outrageous ideas such as taxing their use which has been successful by as much as 90% as the Irish law has. The British government has also been in discussion with regards to similar tax measures in efforts to lessen the polluting effects of these tough plastic bags. [...]

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