This photo of straws, and plastic drink covers in bubbly water is part of a series, Throwaways, on single use plastic. Since the 1970's there has been a rapid and extreme increase in plastic production with shocking results. Plastic is now everywhere even at the bottom of the ocean. Although it's light, durable and strong it doesn't decompose it just breaks down into smaller and smaller pieces called micro plastics that kill wildlife, release toxins and enter the food chain.