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Plastic bags harm
marine environments. Turtles may
mistake plastic bags for food. They like to eat jellyGish. They eat the plastic
bags because they resemble jellyGish.When they eat plastic, it can block their intestinal system. Therefore, they can no longer eat
properly, which can kill them. The plastics in their tummy may also leak
chemicals into the turtle.
Scientists estimate it will take 400
years for a plastic can holder to break up into tiny pieces in the ocean.
Scientists estimate that 9 out of 10 seabirds have plastic in their stomachs.
In the UK we use 38.5 million single-use plastic bottles each day. About 15 million
of these are littered, go into landGill or are incinerated (burned).
