A Plastic Ocean

By Yasmin Giannini Aged 16 years Plastic seems to have revolutionised worlds, and since the 1980’s, when uber-glam super models began strutting around with tall bottles of Evian under their arm, it became clear plastic was the vision of the future.  Fast forward 40 years, and By Yasmin Giannini Aged 16 years Plastic seems to have revolutionised worlds, and since the 1980’s, when uber-glam super models began strutting around with tall bottles of Evian under their arm, it became clear plastic was the vision of the future.  Fast forward 40 years, and things have turned inside out.  Now it’s more just water inside plastic containers, instead, it’s plastic inside water – lots of it, swimming in seas and in the stomachs of wildlife.  Many big companies have made changes to improve plastics usage with the likes of McDonalds switching to paper straws to protect … more