Advocacy
The nature of the ocean, one of the most needed resources for all living things. Why do we need to be concern for the ocean? Plastic!! Plastic is invading our oceans, leaving toxic chemicals that are killing the sea life. Plastic does not disintegrate for 1000’s of years, and sadly, we keep consuming products that are in plastic containers, and unfortunately, not everyone recycles it. Because some people all over the world fail to dispose the plastic responsibly, it inevitably ends up in our oceans. According to https://theoceanpreneur.com/ “Sea plants, like Posidonia, produce 70% of the oxygen we breath”. The ocean not only gives us oxygen, but also protein, jobs and entertainment. It is so important to recycle and better yet, try to minimize the amount of plastic we use in our house holds. Recycling is one of the important things I teach my family and the day care children. One of my clients wrote a book about the plastic in the ocean called, “The Cascadian Crusaders in The Great Plastic Round-up”.
I read this book to the children often, and we discuss the importance of keeping our oceans clean and free of plastic. It is always a great tool to use, especially when we talk about recycling. This is also one of the many books that I let parents borrow from time to time.
Whenever I go to Mexico, it saddens me to see the amount of plastic and garbage that people leave on the beaches. It is very disappointing and heart breaking! I am doing my part in advocating to keep the plastic away from the ocean by recycling it and using less of it. In reality, plastic is only one of the many things that pollute the oceans. But if we all do our part, we may not solve the problem, but we can make a difference.
Below are some links with some videos and information about pollution and the effects that it has on the ocean and its animals. Watching the videos and reading the information on this links, really made me think of all of the things that I can be doing different to protect the Ocean and the environment in general. Advocating for a better environment doesn’t end on just recycling plastic. I have a lot more work to do and more things to teach the children about.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0a8HGJid-Jo