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    The 6 Creepy, Shocking And Unbelievable Effects Of Plastic Pollution! You Won't Believe This!

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    Marketing Maestros
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    Harms and Alters the Anatomy of Turtles

    TakePart / Via takepart.com

    Physiological deformations caused by plastics demonstrate the ugly truth about the current state of our oceans.

    Kills Animals. Big and Small.

    One Green Planet / Via onegreenplanet.org

    Affects the Diets of Birds

    Earth News Media / Via earthnewsmedia.com

    Plastic pollution affects the diets of birds and other animals.

    Affects Your Health

    National Geographic / Via nationalgeographic.com

    Sushi? Fish? Dinner anyone?

    Disturbs the Food Chain; Including Plankton

    Constantine Alexander / Via constantinealexander.net

    Plastic pollution disturbs the food chain from plankton to complex organisms. Harming and killing many.

    Is Often Mistaken as a Potential Food Source

    One Green Planet Organization / Via onegreenplanet.org

    It's not a Lion's mane jellyfish! It's plastic!

    Protect Your Relatives!

    Ilya Naymushin / Reuters / Via d.ibtimes.co.uk

    Don't let your coke provoke a catastrophe.

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