Essay about Plastic in the ocean Since 1950, when people have begun using plastic products vastly it’s difficult to image someone who does not use plastic every day. Plastic is one of the most used materials in all kind of objects like bottles, shoes, phones, bags and food containers. According to Greenpeace of the 100million tones of plastic are manufactured in the world every year, ten percent arrives into the ocean. Biological disintegration of plastic requires hundreds of years, especially if it is submerged in cold water, but at the same time floating plastic becomes brittle in sunlight and then slowly breaks up into tiny pieces. For marine animals among which fishes, sea birds, whales, sea turtles and dolphin these particles are indistinguishable from their normal food. Scientists can not say how dangerous plastic is to human health because it contains many chemical elements that can cause cancer. Small changes will make a big difference to the plastic problem, we need to reduce the amount of a single- use plastic we use, things like buds, cutlery, straws, plastic dishes and at the same time increase recycling. Another important solution is use reverse vending machines in more possible countries. From 2011countries among which Sweden, Germany and Belgium are using reverse vending machines, that suck your beverage bottle when you put it into the machines, these are positioned near supermarkets, where the consumer can easily bring large volumes of plastic. This machines are very simple to use and contribute to improve costumers satisfaction and increase recycling.