The albatross has the longest wingspan of up to 11 feet! They spend most of their lives gliding over seas, often going hours without landing. Surprisingly enough they also drink salt water.
The albatross are attracted to floating objects, which unfortunately lots of plastic are floating in the ocean. The famous National Geographic image shown above is of a washed up albatross and the trash found in its stomach.
Since how the ocean is down hill from everything, trash accumulates there. In the Pacific ocean there is the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. It's a swirling mass of plastic. When it was first discovered it was the size of Texas. It's now the size of the continental US and just as deep. All of this plastic is killing sea life and they are also eating and we're in turn digesting the plastic too.
Check out this wonderful blog called My Plastic-free Life for practical ideas on how to avoid and/or reduce using plastic. A good place to start is to buy a metal canteen instead of using plastic water bottles.
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