Have you ever wondered why we have two trash cans? That is because there is one for trash and one for recycling. Why is there a recycling bin?

Recycling bins are for things like paper, cardboard, glass bottles and especially anything that contains plastic. Global News says that a human consumes about 126–142 particles of plastic every day.

What happens when plastic goes into the ocean? Some sea animals are about to go extinct if we do not save the ocean. A study in Australia reported on the World Wildlife Fund website says that over half of all sea turtles have eaten plastic. The more plastic a sea turtle eats, the more likely it may get sick or even die. Turtles’ shells are really hard, but if a turtle gets stuck in fishing line or plastic, it can warp its shell.

Why is it important to recycle? It helps our earth with less trash in the ocean, makes the earth clean and allows us to get oxygen from plants and gardens. Why did I say gardens? Once plants have water and carbon dioxide, they can use energy from the sunlight. The leftover food from the plant is another gas called oxygen.