There are so many ways we can reuse everyday items to decrease air, water, and land pollution. One very common way we can do this is reusing plastics. According to plastic-pollution.org "The United Nations Joint Group of Experts on the Scientific Aspects of Marine Pollution (GESAMP), estimated that land-based sources account for up to 80 percent of the world's marine pollution, 60 to 95 percent of the waste being plastics debris." We can slow this down by using metal water bottles instead of throwing out plastic ones. Another simple way to reuse plastics is using paper or reusable grocery bags instead of using the small plastic bags that are given at the store that you can only use one time. One last way you can decrease plastic usage is to avoid using plastic straws. Metal straws are a great alternative as well as going totally straw-less. We need to take action now so we have enough time to save the Earth! Reducing plastic will help save the environment and save many animals that live in the sea.

http://www.greeneducationfoundation.org … astic.html

I completely agree with your comment. I also think that it is very important to try and reuse items we already have as opposed to buying new ones. Another way we can cut down on carbon emissions is by buying secondhand clothing or thrifting. According to Kinder one cotton shirt that costs around 5 dollars requires 2700 liters of water to produce. This is a lot especially considering that people do not always wear their shirts that often. I think that people overlook how serious a problem the fast fashion industry has become. The industry also emits 10 percent of the global carbon emissions, which is more than international flights and maritime shipping and produces 21 billion tons of waste each year. Buying secondhand ensures that fewer resources are used and wasted.
Sources:
https://serc.berkeley.edu/why-thrifting … ur-wallet/
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/03/book … lanet.html
https://kinder.world/articles/problems/ … long-18769

I also feel very strongly about this topic of decreasing or at least reusing all the plastic on the Earth. Many people overlook how much plastic is on our earth because it seems like too much work to fix, or they think plastic is indispensable. However, there are so many alternatives to plastic. I agree with your statement of using metal water bottles because they last a very long time and when you do need to throw them away they are easily recycled into new metals without degrading as easily. According to National Geographic, “The same piece of plastic can only be recycled about 2-3 times before its quality decreases to the point where it can no longer be used.” On the other hand, Make the most of waste says, that most metals don’t have a limit on how many times they can be recycled, making them a much better alternative. Plastic is also a big issue when it comes to ocean pollution and the health of marine life in bodies of water all over the world. About 10% of the world’s plastic is in the ocean, and more is being dumped each day.

https://blog.nationalgeographic.org/201 … recycling/
https://www.makethemostofwaste.co.nz/re … -recycled/
https://plastic-pollution.org/

I agree with you. People shouldn't be so wasteful and do their best to conserve resources.