Environment - Plastics

I came across a video this week of some local fishermen somewhere with their meager catch on their small boats. Next to the catch was a pile of plastic. They reckoned that 10% of their daily catch was plastic!

Then I saw this video of Lagos by Ross Kemp in his Extreme World series, which covers a variety of subjects and most are well filmed and a real eye opener.

Lagos - Ross Kemp's Extreme World series

Meanwhile in the Guardian today an article about a whale in Thailand that died after eating 80 plastic bags weighing 8kg.

Article about a whale that died eating plastic.

Yet I see little being done about it even here in Germany. The supermarkets and customers continue to pack every little item in flimsy plastic bags. Once caught by the wind these bags fly off easily and can land in rivers or lakes. People may think they are relatively harmless but if they land in the Donau river for example they could potentially end up in the Black sea almost 3000km away. Even without a river the wind alone can take them vast distances. There is only one solution and that is to avoid using them and if that is not possible ensure that they are disposed of correctly.

World environment day 5th June


Sadhguru