The Majestic Plastic Bag

Who or what is the source of the plastic bag?

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What are the effects of the plastic bag on the environment?

• Litter in parks and cities.

• Ocean pollution and clogging of water ways.

• Cost of clean up.

• All of these are true. Plastic bags are the worst.

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What are the organisms the plastic bag affects?

• Marine life who eat it and/or get tangled in it.

• Land animals who eat it and/or get tangled in it.

• Humans who create landfills to hold it.

• All of this is unfortunately correct.

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What is the Great Pacific Garbage Patch?

• A huge area in the Pacific Ocean where tons of plastic and trash have gathered. The ocean currents trap the garbage, creating a floating "island" of waste that harms sea animals and the environment.

• There's only one correct answer here.

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