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Saving Our Beaches from Plastic Pollution

In Saving Our Beaches from Plastic Pollution, naturalist Steve Backshall meets some young Bali residents who are cleaning up the beach to minimize the environmental impact of plastic. This video is excerpted from BBC's Deadly 60, an award-winning nature and adventure show for kids in which narrator Steve Backshall has one mission: to travel the globe in search of 60 of the world's deadliest animals.

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Bali
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Deadly 60
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4:25
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Q: Why does Steve point out a particular plastic bag?
A: It looks like a jellyfish, which many sea animals feed on.

Q: What does plastic trash do to sea animals?
A: It traps them or if they eat it the plastic can choke them.

Q: What can individuals do to help this problem?
A: They can limit consumption of single-use plastics, use reusable bags, clean up plastic from beaches, and advocate for laws that ban single-use plastics.

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