Say NO to Plastics.
Single Use Plastics destroy the environment our children live in, damages living cells and does not bio-degrade for hundreds of years.
Support Complete Ban on Single Use Plastics (SUPs)
We produce roughly 300 million tons of plastic each year and half of it is disposable!The nature of petroleum based disposable plastic makes it difficult to recycle and they have to add new virgin materials and chemicals to it to do so. Additionally there are a limited number of items that recycled plastic can be used.
Nine Solid Reasons To Refuse SUPs
Petroleum based plastic is not biodegradable and usually goes into a landfill where it is buried or it gets into the water and finds it’s way into the ocean. Although plastic will not biodegrade (decompose into natural substance like soil,) it will degrade (break down) into tiny particles after many years. In the process of breaking down, it releases toxic chemicals (additives that were used to shape and harden the plastic) which make their way into our food and water supply.
1. Made from fossil fules
2. Huge Carbon Footprint
3. It’ll still be here in hundreds of years
4. Only a tiny percentage is recycled
5. Leaches toxins into food & drinks
6. Causes hormone disruption & cancers
7. Pollutes our oceans
8. Kills marine animals and birds
9. Enters our food chain
The truth about plastic and its impact on our planet
The animals most vulnerable to the toxic effects of plastic contamination are those at the very top of the food chain – Us!
Plastic is not biodegradable and does not go away – Every piece of plastic made still exists today.
It will take hundreds of years for a single piece of plastic to decompose, and then it will turn into a dangerous microplastic.
Only 9% of plastics are recycled around the world. 96% of all biodiversity potentially ingests plastics.
80% of ocean plastic originates on land. Then it enters our ocean through rivers and streams.
80% of ocean plastic originates on land. Then it enters our ocean through rivers and streams.
WHAT IS SINGLE-USE PLASTIC AND WHY IS IT A PROBLEM?
Single-use plastics, or disposable plastics, are used only once before they are thrown away or recycled. These items are things like plastic bags, straws, coffee stirrers, soda and water bottles and most food packaging.
We produce roughly 300 million tons of plastic each year and half of it is disposable! World-wide only 10-13% of plastic items are recycled. The nature of petroleum based disposable plastic makes it difficult to recycle and they have to add new virgin materials and chemicals to it to do so. Additionally there are a limited number of items that recycled plastic can be used.
Petroleum based plastic is not biodegradable and usually goes into a landfill where it is buried or it gets into the water and finds it’s way into the ocean. Although plastic will not biodegrade (decompose into natural substance like soil,) it will degrade (break down) into tiny particles after many years. In the process of breaking down, it releases toxic chemicals (additives that were used to shape and harden the plastic) which make their way into our food and water supply.
These toxic chemicals are now being found in our bloodstream and the latest research has found them to disrupt the Endocrine system which can cause cancer, infertility, birth defects, impaired immunity and many other ailments.
We produce hundreds of millions of tons of plastic every year, most of which cannot be recycled. It’s obvious that we need to use less plastic, move towards environmentally sustainable products and services and come up with technology that recycles plastic more efficiently.