Environmental pollution has existed for centuries but only started to be significant following the industrial revolution in the 19th century. Pollution occurs when the natural environment cannot destroy an element without creating harm or damage to itself.
The elements involved are not produced by nature, and the destroying process can vary from a few days to thousands of years (that is, for instance, the case for radioactive pollutants).
It takes several centuries of rain, storm, and sunshine for a forest to grow and become home to a variety of rich flora and fauna. But butchering forests in the name of development for coal, oil and wood takes only a matter of hours.
Oceans are home to half of life on this planet. They are natural carbon sinks, that feed us and regulate the global temperatures. Offshore drilling, industrial fishing, and plastic pollution are stripping our vast oceans off life.
Plastic is choking our planet. But is a world without plastics imaginable? Single use plastic and disposable electronics are trashing our planet. We′ve all seen the devastating images of pristine beaches covered with plastic waste, of turtles and other marine life killed by ingesting bags, bottles, and other debris.
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