We started with the Midway Film, which has gone viral online. It was a shocking documentary preview about the stomach contents of dead birds on a remote island in the middle of the Pacific. It definitely impacted the kids, who asked to see it again.
We looked at more videos about the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. Warning: Some of the videos contain swear language, so steer clear from those.
This one, below, is one of the safer and informational ones we watched:
So apart from the emotional impact, what do we do about the newfound knowledge?
Well, we can't really live without plastic in one form or another, but we can definitely reduce and reuse it. We talked briefly about how we can cut down on unnecessary purchases, especially of cheap plastic toys, as they eventually go into the trash pile somewhere. And we gained a greater appreciation for the world God has blessed us with and learned more about how to take care of it better.
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