Paraphrasing

[Kenny1996]

1) Original: Discarded single-use plastics have become an international environmental flashpoint.
Meins: Thrown single-use plastics have turned in an international environmental crisis.
 2) Original: Studies have also shown the proliferation of single-use plastic is accelerating climate change through greenhouse gas emissions at every stage of its lifecycle.
Meins: Studies have pointed the increase of single-use plastic is pushing on climate change through greenhouse gas emissions.
Es geht ja hauptsächlich darum, das es kein Plagiat werden soll. Íst das so in Ordnung?