Last year, I had taken an Environmental class in Clark College where we talked about various ways we affected our environment. Throughout the term we had to somehow reduce our ecological footprint and I chose to reduce my plastic waste. The challenges I faced and the research I did during this period had immensely taught me about the plastic waste that occurs in our world today and how we mindlessly continue to hurt our planet. If you look around yourself right now, you will notice how many items around you consist of plastic. We practically rely on plastics now and for various reasons, such as storage, convenience, and pleasure. However, this dependability is backfiring on us like a drug. I believe that informing and motivating people to take action is how we can stop this crisis and reduce further damage. Therefore, for this project, I would like to share my research through an infographic that depicts the main sources of plastic waste and the quantities at which they are flooding our environment. I would like to illustrate the graphics using Illustrator, create a color scheme using the Adobe Color Wheel, and choose appropriate typography to properly display the topic. I will also create a video remix that will show how plastic is made, the effects of plastic waste on the planet, and what we can do to reduce the effects. I plan to use TedTalks, YouTube clips, and audio files to help describe this issue and call my audience to action.
Check out my twitter posts on this topic:
Did you know that an average American wastes 185 pounds of plastic every year? Most items we use in our daily lives are made from plastic.
Read more at: https://t.co/nVIXOpnHZZ.#plasticpollution #plasticwaste— Irina Bol (@bol_irina) October 30, 2018
Here is an interesting video I found on YouTube that talks about the life cycle of a commonly used plastic item, a plastic bottle.
Watch here: https://t.co/ZsqqyuAZgf— Irina Bol (@bol_irina) October 30, 2018
Plastic that makes its way into the ocean kills sea animals. Recycling can save marine lives! Make sure you throw your plastic to-go lunch carton and utensils into the recycling bin today!
— Irina Bol (@bol_irina) October 30, 2018
Did you know that plastic takes up to 1000 years to decompose? This means that the first created plastics might still be somewhere on the planet! 🤯
— Irina Bol (@bol_irina) October 30, 2018
Plastic doesn't only harm our environment, but also gets into our food and causes health problems. Watch this video for a visual explanation of how this process happens: https://t.co/MKCUQFJ4a2
— Irina Bol (@bol_irina) October 30, 2018