Plastic World

Scientists have found plastic that exist since the 1940’s, microplastics. It’s in our environment. Climate Society of Columbia University says, “Plastics are not biodegradable and can sit in a landfill for over a century. Plastic bags are mostly made out of polyethylene, which is a byproduct of petroleum and natural gas. As plastic bags decompose into little pieces, they release greenhouse gas emissions into the atmosphere, adding another number to the long list of anthropogenic climate change sources. Plastic bag production also increases dependence on foreign oil reserves. The lifecycle of a plastic bag begins with the extraction of crude oil or natural gas and goes all the way to the end of that century it can take for to decompose.”

I’ve been taking random photos that I thought are interesting and one of them was a garbage plastic bag. I saw a clear plastic bag with condensations that had cut grass on it in our neighborhood sidewalk. I took a photo. I combined the plastic photo with my version of the world map to express the Climate Change that is going on now on our planet and did some editing to express what I want. I used blue color for water and yellow and orange for heat.