Earth's Only World Heritage Island Unreached By Man But Plastic Has Reached, You'll Be Shocked To Know Why
New York, June 30, 2023, Friday
There is an island called Henderson in the South Pacific Ocean. The ecology of this island has not been touched by man in any century. That is why it is included in the World Heritage Site. The significant biodiversity of this island is spread over 3700 hectares. 10 unique plant species and four species of birds remain isolated from the world.
Surprisingly, this place is the most polluted place in the world. Seabirds and turtles are struggling to survive. A 2017 report by Australia's Tasmania Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies found for the first time that more than 3.77 million pieces of plastic litter the island's shores. 17.6 tonnes of plastic waste is more here than any other island on earth.
68 percent of the waste on the island is invisible. Per Skewer Meter, 4500 pieces of plastic are buried 10 cm deep in the soil. 13000 pieces of plastic are added every day. People believe that the ocean is the best wastebasket for useless extras. Plastic pollution is as dangerous as climate change. Even though the island of Hadesern is located in the interior of the ocean, it has not been spared from plastic and air pollution.
Bottle caps, cosmetic jars, plastic bags are found floating in the water, which is far away from the ancient desert island, which is considered the worst place on earth in the imagination of human civilization. It is the fourth largest island of the Pictarian group. 30 crore tonnes of plastic produced every year are rarely reused. Most of them are dumped in the sea. 2570 pieces are washed ashore by sea waves every day on the shores of Herndson Island.
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