THE EFFECT OF MICROPLASTIC WASTE ON THE SUSTAINABILITY OF THE FOOD CHAIN IN THE ENVIRONMENT AND RECYCLING INTO VARIOUS PRODUCTS

Abstract

Plastic waste has become an increasingly pressing global issue, with enormous impacts on the environment, human life, and the sustainability of the food chain. Plastics used in various products, from packaging to everyday items, often end up in landfills or, worse, polluting the outdoors. Dumped plastics in the ocean, rivers, or land environments can persist for hundreds of years without naturally decomposing. During this time, plastics can pollute ecosystems and negatively affect living things that depend on the food chain. Microplastics can enter an organism's body through the consumption of food contaminated with plastic. Marine organisms, such as fish, crustaceans, and plankton, are the most vulnerable to microplastic accumulation. Such accumulation not only jeopardizes the sustainability of these species' populations but also threatens the entire ecosystem and the health of humans who consume microplastic-contaminated marine products. Non-governmental organizations play a crucial role in environmental protection, sustainability, and skill development. Therefore, the effect of microplastic waste on the sustainability of the food chain and recycling in the environment is important to study. The public needs to be made aware of the harm that microplastics cause to the ecosystem as well as the direct and indirect effects they have on humans. So, the formulation of the problem What are the effects of harmful microplastic waste on the sustainability of the food chain? How is the recycling of microplastics into products, and what factors affect us as humans, both directly and indirectly? Plastic waste harms the food chain, so the research aims to recycle microplastics into various products. And the research methods used are theoretical and previous tests. Therefore, we conclude that the chemicals in microplastics pose a potential danger to human health.