THE story of a pilot whale dying because of a stomach full of 85 plastic bags is a sad reflection on a modern-day, throw-away society.
The whale basically died of starvation as it couldn't consume any food with a clogged stomach - a situation that would be met with screams of condemnation if it had happened in any aquarium but has become little more than a newspaper space filler in this case.
The same situation occurs in many oceans and waterways - so polluted that you could almost walk over it, but not swim in it. The provision of safe, clean water is a basic human right although not always a reality.
Plastic is a wonder of science but its time as a common grocery bag must be stopped. All people must stop using them and legislators need to ban them - now.
It's time to bag the plastic bag.
Dennis Fitzgerald
Melbourne, Australia
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