We are a girl scout troop in North Central Indiana. We are doing a bronze award project about plastic pollution in water. Our troop feels strongly about animals, the environment, and we want to keep them safe. This website is so other people, like you, can learn about the dangers of plastic pollution in water (ppw).

Written by GoldenPumpkin360, djean1121, and Miss M

The author of  “Blue Whales” said human pollution is the biggest threat to Blue Whales. Oils spills can pollute large areas of the ocean and hurt sea animals, but plastic can hurt or damage animals as much as oil spills. Thousands of straws are thrown away each day and may end up in the ocean of lakes. plastic bags are also very dangerous to sea animals too. Some plastic can break down into fibers. most fibers stay in the lake or ocean because it is very hard to get out since they are so small. most fish eat the fibers and can damage or kill the fish.

The bags we made are cute and fun to make. I liked making the bags even if mine was made backwards. First we picked shirts and cut the neck hole and sleeves in half moons. Then cut strips a 1/5th away from the bottom. Then tied the 2 strips twice. I use the bag to take my binder and stuff between classes. It holds great and i have 2 free hands to help my friend who is in a wheelchair. I have gotten a couple requests to make one. Overall love it.😁😊👍👌

We saw a video about how a sea turtle got a straw stuck up its nose. It made us light headed. It made us feel sad for the poor turtle. The straw probably hurt the turtle. We were sad for the ocean and the environment.

The turtle bled a lot. Other turtles who have this problem probably die because they did not get help.

You can read more about this turtle at National Geographic.