A large sea turtle was found on a beach in Indonesia on Sunday. The skin, which was dry and torn, was broken in places. But there is a strange object next to the left side of the sea turtle. Plastic is just plastic. Reuters and others said local activists "are not yet clear on the exact cause, but it's the first time they have found such a large amount of plastic waste in a turtle's body."

In 2015, the image of a sea turtle with a plastic straw in its nose was a big shock. However, plastic turtle suffering is still ongoing.

This video was taken at the Two Oceans Aquarium in South Africa. The tortoise in the video was rushed to the aquarium on the 18th of last month when it showed abnormal breathing on the beach. I had x-rays and endoscopic shots, and a large object blocked the esophagus. The medical staff pulled out of the neck was black vinyl. The turtle removed vinyl is fortunately regaining its health.

Why do turtles swallow plastics and vinyl pieces? Experts explain that it looks like algae and jellyfish, the stocks of sea turtles. It is very similar to the photos of the algae taken from the turtles by the two oceans aquariums.
Recently, the British University of Exeter, Plymouth Marine Research Institute and Greenpeace Research Institute jointly announced the results of a survey on 102 viscera of sea turtles. It was a survey of sea turtles that died in the Atlantic Ocean, the Pacific Ocean, and the Mediterranean Sea.

One piece is missing, and a composite piece of less than 5 mm was found in the interior, including micro-plastics. There were about 800 synthetic fragments detected. The researchers said they "only partially examined the internal parts," he said.

Plastics are not just a question of the survival of marine life. Micro-plastics below 5 mm are found at the bottom of the marine food chain, from plankton to turtles and whales. It is also detected in purified tap water. In the end, we are talking to our table.

▶ 'Catastrophe' on the table ... Invisible threat of plastic

Of course, the impact of micro-plastics on the human body and how much it has not yet been studied enough. However, there is concern that micro-plastics may contain contaminants, bacteria, viruses, etc. and may affect cells.

Disposable plastic takes five seconds to produce, five minutes to write, and 500 years to disassemble. The per capita use of plastics in Korea is the world's number one, but the plastic recycling rate is only 34%. Separate collection is limited, and it is said that it is urgent to reduce the amount of plastic used and develop environmentally friendly alternative materials. It is time to ignore the warnings of animals groaning in plastic.