Match the headings to the paragraphs. A sea turtle swims through the water and spots a white thing floating near the surface. “Yum!” it thinks. “A jellyfish!” Chasing after its dinner, the turtle swallows the item. But the floating thing isn’t a jelly — it’s a plastic bag that could make the sea turtle sick. This sea creature isn’t alone. Over 700 species of marine animals eat plastic, they get caught in it, or get sick because of it. Not all plastic is bad. Bike helmets, car airbags, and many medical supplies made with plastic save lives. Plastic water bottles can bring clean drinking water to people who don’t have it, and plastic straws can help people with disabilities drink. The problem is that most of us use and then toss way more plastic than we need: things like grocery bags, drink bottles, straws, food wrappers, and plastic packaging around toys. This kind of plastic that's used only once before being thrown away is called single-use plastic, and it makes up more than 40 percent of all plastic trash. Two-thirds of it comes straight from land based sources. Plastic left on the ground as litter often blows into creeks and rivers, ending up in the ocean. And because plastic trash is different from other types of waste — it doesn’t decompose back into nature like a piece of paper — it stays in the ocean forever. Break up with bottled water. Save hundreds of dollars per years by saying goodbye to single-use plastic bottles. Carry a reusable bottle in your bag. If you’re nervous about the quality of your local tap water, look for a model with a built-in filter. What harm does plastic pollution do to the wildlife? How is plastic useful? What is the problem with plastic? How does it get in the ocean? What can we do about it?
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Match the headings to the paragraphs.

  • Объекты 1
    • A sea turtle swims through the water and spots a white thing floating near the surface. “Yum!” it thinks. “A jellyfish!” Chasing after its dinner, the turtle swallows the item. But the floating thing isn’t a jelly — it’s a plastic bag that could make the sea turtle sick. This sea creature isn’t alone. Over 700 species of marine animals eat plastic, they get caught in it, or get sick because of it.
    • Not all plastic is bad. Bike helmets, car airbags, and many medical supplies made with plastic save lives. Plastic water bottles can bring clean drinking water to people who don’t have it, and plastic straws can help people with disabilities drink.
    • The problem is that most of us use and then toss way more plastic than we need: things like grocery bags, drink bottles, straws, food wrappers, and plastic packaging around toys. This kind of plastic that's used only once before being thrown away is called single-use plastic, and it makes up more than 40 percent of all plastic trash.
    • Two-thirds of it comes straight from land based sources. Plastic left on the ground as litter often blows into creeks and rivers, ending up in the ocean. And because plastic trash is different from other types of waste — it doesn’t decompose back into nature like a piece of paper — it stays in the ocean forever.
    • Break up with bottled water. Save hundreds of dollars per years by saying goodbye to single-use plastic bottles. Carry a reusable bottle in your bag. If you’re nervous about the quality of your local tap water, look for a model with a built-in filter.
  • Объекты 2
    • What harm does plastic pollution do to the wildlife?
    • How is plastic useful?
    • What is the problem with plastic?
    • How does it get in the ocean?
    • What can we do about it?

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