How Does This Issue Affect My Community

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This issue affects my community because waste being dumped or throw on the ground not only affects me, but it affects other and the animals that live around it.
Members of my family think this issue is an issue worth talking about. This issue affects my household and local residents, because by this toxic waste being dumped into our oceans and rivers, the food that we eat is being tampered with.
2- This affects area businesses because they may have to pay more for higher quality seafood items, due to the lack of quality from the pollution.
3- Pollution affects everyone, the air we breathe, the water we drink, the food we eat. Is all tampered with by pollution.
4- This issue affects the rest of the world, because everyone is affected.

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