KIDS201904

NALINRATPHI / SHUTTERSTOCK (1); TIGER IMAGES / SHUTTERSTOCK (2); VADARSHOP / SHUTTERSTOCK (3); DIMA SIKORSKY / SHUTTERSTOCK (4); KOPHOTO / DREAMSTIME (6); ANDREW IVAN / SHUTTERSTOCK (7); VOROBYEVA / SHUTTERSTOCK (8);

24 NAT GEO KIDS^ •^ APRIL 2019 OLENA DANILEIKO / DREAMSTIME (9); GILLMAR / SHUTTERSTOCK (15); LJUBISA SUJICA / DREAMSTIME (WATER SPLASH ART)

EARN APLANET PROTECTOR CERTIFICATE!

natgeokids.com/KidsVsPlastic

You probably use plastic
every day, but some types
can cause major problems
for wildlife. Big pieces
can entangle animals, and
smaller bits can make them
sick if accidentally eaten.
Scientists estimate that
about 8.8 million tons of
plastic enter the ocean
every year. But you can do
so much to help solve this
problem. Follow these tips to
reduce the amount of single-
useplasticyouuse,aswellas
take care of the plastic you
already have. Together we
can protect ocean animals
and keep Earth clean!

BY ALLYSON SHAW

WAYS YOU CAN

SAVE THE OCEAN

FROM PLASTI

Ask your fave

pizza place to

LEAVE OUT

THE LITTLE

PLASTIC TABLE

in your

delivery box.

GIVE YOUR TEACHER

HOMEMADE COOKIES

as a thank-you gift

instead of plastic

knickknacks.

SPARKLE

WITH

NATURAL

GLITTER

made from

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pieces

lastic.)

CHOOSE A

REUSABLE

STRAW and

bring it to

restaurants

and on car

trips. You can

pick between

bendy silicone,

durab

SOAK IN A TUB of bubbles made from a

bath bomb instead of the bottled stuff.

Make sure your plasticBEACH TOYS

don’t get washed away by the waves.

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Straws,

grocery bags, and

water bottles are all

examples of single-use

plastic—items that most

people use only once

and then throw

away.

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smooth glass, ooth gla

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