Giant whale dies miserably because of swallowing too much trash

        Recently a giant whale has washed ashore on the west coast of Indonesia. The exact cause of the whale’s death is still unknown, however, what people witnessed was too terrible.

          The thing that shudders when whale’s belly is opened

      Rescuers from Wakatobi National Park found a rotting 9.5-meter-long whale at a site near the national park in southeastern Sulawesi province, according to AP. According to garden director Heri Santoso, they had previously received reports that the villagers had surrounded and were beginning to slaughter the animal.

     Santoso said the researchers from the World Wide Fund for Nature and the Conservation Institute of the National Park have found about 5.9 kg of plastic waste in fish belly, including 115 plastic cups and four plastic bottles. , 25 nilon bags, 2 pairs of flip flops, a nylon sack and over 1,000 plastic debris of all kinds.

    “Although we have not been able to determine the cause of the dead fish, the reality we see is truly terrible,” said Dwi Suprapti, coordinator of marine conservation at WWF Indonesia.

        Indonesia, a coastal country with the population of 260 million people, is the world’s second-largest plastic pollution country after China, according to a study published in the journal Science in January. It generates 3.2 million tons of not properly treated plastic waste each year, of which 1.29 million tons are washed out to the ocean.

       The Indonesian government is making efforts to reduce plastic use: Requiring shops not to provide plastic bags to customers, teaching it in schools across the country,… to minimize the use of plastic by 70% by 2025.

        Indonesia, a coastal country with the population of 260 million people, is the world’s second-largest plastic pollution country after China, according to a study published in the journal Science in January. It generates 3.2 million tons of not properly treated plastic waste each year, of which 1.29 million tons are washed out to the ocean.

        The Indonesian government is making efforts to reduce plastic use: Requiring shops not to provide plastic bags to customers, teaching it in schools across the country,… to minimize the use of plastic by 70% by 2025.

       Ways to get plastic waste under control?

1. To ban the use of plastic bags and impose high taxes on plastic goods

Recognizing the harmful effects of plastic bags to the environment and public health, many countries around the world have taken strong measures to solve this problem such as: Issuing a ban on the production of plastic bags, Heavy tariffs on plastic bags have been imposed in Taiwan, China, the United Kingdom and several states in the United States, Switzerland, South Africa and Denmark.

2. Buyers are advised to bring their own baskets and boxes to replace plastic bags

Women should go to the market with baskets and lanes to store vegetables and fruits. As for fish meat, it can be placed in plastic containers which can be used many times. The meat after that can be stored in the refrigerator right away.

3. Using environmentally friendly bags such as paper bags, non-woven bags instead of nilon bags.

Paper bags, non-woven bags are products that are friendly to environment and human health. Non-woven bags are also very durable and handy plus it can be used for a long time, it comes with beautiful designs and diverse. Of course it costs more than plastic bags. However, price should not be considered a problem here because health and the environment are always first. The government should also have appropriate policies to support businesses producing paper bags, non-woven bags environmentally friendly.

Plastic bags are convenient to use, but their harmful effects are tremendous. So to protect our health, and to protect this beautiful planet, get rid of plastic bags now and use eco-friendly products like paper bags, non-woven bags instead.