The use of plastic in our life 

The use of plastic has become normal in our daily life sometimes, but sometimes we don't thinking about the consequences that it generate in the environment and the survival of species, because thousands of tons plastic pollute the oceans,  producing the dead of animals. 

A little history about plastic

Before the plastic existed, the industries used natural resins for example: bitumen and ambar, but that  materials was very expensive, for that reason the companies had to create new material. In 50s Jhon wesley hyatt created a material with some chemicals; so the plastic materials became very famous to making  for example: clothing made with nylon, artificial fiber, containers, etc.  

Consequences

The use of plastic has increased and also its impact

•  Five plastic islands have been detected: two in the Pacific, two in the Atlantic and one in the Indian ocean, but in this moment there are more. 
• Several marine species have died for ingesting plastic. 
• The chemicals in this materials contaminate the sea.

what we can do ? 
First,  the government have to establish for the use of plastic be reduced, ensure the correct management of recycling also encourage the environment care
we can reduce the use of plastic ceasing to be consumerists thinking about the damage that we can do it in a future.

•  we can have the use of cloth bags because there are very easy to get or you can have baskets when you go to buy something.
•  Don't buy disposable products, for example: straws or packaged products 
• if we buy this products you can re-use.