And we all use less plastic bags
Plastics, like diamonds, are forever!
Over 100,000 marine animals DIE every year from PLASTIC entanglement!
The problem
Plastic bags are:
• Made from petroleum, a nonrenewable resource.
• A serious litter problem since they are lightweight and hard to contain (blow around).
• Non-biodegradable, breaking into smaller particles BUT never fully disappearing.
• Mistaken for food by marine animals (particularly sea turtles).
• One of the most numerous items of litter along with cigarette butts and Styrofoam.
• A major part of waste in our landfills.
"I'm the problem, I'm the solution"
The solution
• Bring your own cloth bag.
• Ask for paper bag (holds 5 to 6 times more than a plastic bag).
• Ask your merchant to promote cloth bags (charge for plastic or provide incentives for cloth).
• Encourage development of bags made from natural products such as cornstarch and soy.
• Write your elected officials regarding the hazards of plastic bags.
• Participate in a community/beach cleanup.
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
• Buy your drinks in glass or aluminum containers
• (75% of aluminum cans are recycled only 36% of plastic bottles)
• Reuse plastic utensils and containers
• Make recycle bags
"The leatherback turtle can keep itself warm in cold water, dive over 1000 meters below sea level, travel thousands of miles and gulp down a Portuguese man-of-war but is threatened by the inert plastic shopping bag"
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