Plastics are made from materials such as oil and plant minerals found naturally on Earth, but the end product itself is entirely unnatural. This synthetic product can now be found in every corner of the world, in remote places like the deep ocean and Antarctica, and even inside our bodies. This is because plastic doesn’t fully decompose.
Every piece of plastic produced still exists in some form, even if it’s out of sight. In most instances, plastic products have been broken down into microplastics, tiny