How do I say this quickly so you don't just get bored and read something else? We're facing an environmental disaster from plastic pollution. Do you remember seeing the blue tarps covering the roofs of houses in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria? Well, many of them are still there and they're coming apart, spewing their poison everywhere.

Plastic tarps were not designed to withstand the harsh Caribbean sun for months on end. I never would have thought though that they could turn to confetti and dust. We've had a few unusually gusty days, and that little bit of wind was enough to show the danger that the fish, manatee, and sea turtles are facing.