"Tiny microscopic animals called zooplankton are ingesting plastic particles at an alarming rate, according to a new study by Dr. Peter Ross, head of the Ocean Pollution Research Program at Vancouver Aquarium Marine Science Centre. That could spell trouble for the entire aquatic food web."
I try not to go all environmentalist on you guys too often, but this is really important. We try to convince ourselves that because plastic in the ocean is being broken down, we're all safe. But it's a lie. Plastic kills. Period. And its extensive use is not due to necessity but to bloated consumerism. Greed.
There are many places that plastics are very useful, and responsible handling of these situations wouldn't leave a scrap in our oceans. But we're not responsible. We're totally depraved, and this is one of the results of that depravity.
Just for fun, here's a picture of how energy is transferred up the food chain.
