Depending on how thirsty you are, it might take you less than five minutes to swig back the contents of a plastic bottle. But it takes the ocean 450 years to break down the plastic. Taking up to 600 years to biodegrade, while disposable diapers will take as long as plastic bottles – 450 years to break down. Plastic shopping bags will take up to 20 years to break down, while Styrofoam takeaway coffee cups take 50 years. Every year, around eight million metric tons of plastic end up in the ocean. Earlier this year, a pilot whale that died off the coast of southern Thailand was found to have swallowed 80 plastic bags. Found most frequently in Sea: 1) cigarette butts 2) paper pieces 3) plastic pieces 4) styrofoam 5) glass pieces 6) plastic food bags 7) plastic caps and lids 8) metal beverage cans 9) plastic straws 10) glass beverage bottles 11) plastic beverage bottles 12) styrofoam cups Let us give up Single use Plastic for better future, Scouts Creating a better world. You can know and complete your Plastic Tide Turners Challenge in below links. https://www.tide-turners.org/ https://youtu.be/xKzqLdkuj6I https://youtu.be/RS7IzU2VJIQ https://www.nationalgeographic.com/…/hab…/plastic-pollution/ Be aware of Plastic and it’s harm Plastic bottle: 70-450 years Plastic bag: 500-1,000 years Tin can: around 50 years Leather shoes: 25-40 years Thread: 3-4 months Cotton: 1-5 months Rope: 3-14 months Cigarette: 1-12 years Aluminum can: 200 years Milk packet (tetra) covers and drink packets: 5 years Nylon clothes: 30-40 years Sanitary napkins and children diapers: 500-800 years Glass bottles: 1,000,000 years Hair spray bottle: 200-500 years Fishing line: 600 years Glass bottle: 1-2 million years Understanding the different types of plastic and how long they remain on the Earth or in Seas. Make a survey of Single use plastic at your home within your family members and inspire them to take a pledge to #giveup atleast 1 Single use plastic. #stayathome #21daylockdown #fightcovid19 #bsgindia #wwfindia #plastictideturners