What will be left of us when were are gone?

I watched The Dig on Netflix (www.netflix.com) over the weekend. Id really recommend it. It follows the story around a self taught archaeologist and the woman who employed him, to dig up a mound suspected to house an ancient remains. 

There’s a sense in the film about the fragility of life.

Our bodies, once we are gone will return to the earth... there will be nothing left of us.  It begs the question, what will the archaeologists of the future be digging up of ours? Mountains of plastic and baby wipes that still haven’t decomposed... is that really something that should happen? It’s always important to think about our own impact on this earth, and what we might leave behind. I sometimes imagine our children having to clear up the mess of their own nappies and wipes which will still exist.

Most plastic takes up to 700 years to degrade, and even then it will still exists in  micro plastic form.

We are mere custodians of our piece of time here and it is our duty to do what we can to look after our beautiful home on earth and we can do this by making thoughtful choices about what we consume, buy and do.