Week 1: June 30, 2019 One local effect that was displayed in the video was the significant amount of plastic waste on the seashore and the impact that plastic had on marine and terrestrial wildlife in the area. One interesting thing that the video brought up was the fact that turtles and other wildlife are attracted to the plastic because of their aesthetics and how they resemble food to these species. Like many places recently, people are starting to realize the issue at hand and how in the long run, this could wipe out entire species, including us humans. One example of this would be the sacred cattle in India, they roam the landfills and pick at scraps while inevitably eating plastic bags. The video showed one example of a cow that had surgery done that ultimately saved its life. After, 50 kilos of plastic were pulled out of the animal, it survived. This is just one example of this kind of issue within just one species. The video talks about the punishmen