The discovery of a new bacteria that consumes plastic waste would have the greatest impact on reducing the negative consequences of plastic. This is because it would provide a biological method for breaking down plastic pollution in the environment, potentially offering a sustainable solution to alleviate the accumulation of plastic waste in landfills and oceans. While reusing plastic and finding new sources for raw materials can help manage plastic use, they do not directly address the existing plastic pollution problem as effectively as a bacteria that can digest plastic.
Which discovery would have the greatest impact on reducing the negative consequences of plastic?
(1 point)
O the discovery of a new bacteria
that consumes plastic waste
O the discovery of more ways to reuse plastic
the discovery of new sources for the raw materials of plastic
the discovery of more ways to
• incorporate plastic in everyday goods
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What is the Great Pacific Garbage
Patch? (1 point)
a place where people who live
• near the Pacific Ocean have collected plastic in one place
O a place on the Pacific Coast with a large plastic recycling facility
a place on the Pacific Coast where
• plastic waste from the ocean has collected on beaches
a place where plastic and other
• waste has collected in the Pacific Ocean
Patch? (1 point)
a place where people who live
• near the Pacific Ocean have collected plastic in one place
O a place on the Pacific Coast with a large plastic recycling facility
a place on the Pacific Coast where
• plastic waste from the ocean has collected on beaches
a place where plastic and other
• waste has collected in the Pacific Ocean
The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is a place where plastic and other waste has collected in the Pacific Ocean. It refers to a large area of the ocean where debris, predominantly plastic, has concentrated due to ocean currents.
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