Tomorrow, visitors will gather in the Georgia State Capitol building to celebrate the first annual Plastic Pollution Awareness Day — an occasion that will encourage people to cut down
on plastic consumption.
It is likely that the amount of plastic waste in the ocean will continue to increase, driven primarily by the inexorable rise
in plastics consumption and the continued inadequacy of re-use, recycling and waste management practices in many parts of the world.
As I slowly learned the nitty - gritty truth about plastic pollution and harmful BPAs, I realized how unaware I had actually been of my
own plastic consumption and the damage that my decisions were causing — to my health and to the environment.
I've argued before that shopping and individual lifestyle change can't save us, but shifts at the institutional, community and national policy level can really make a dent in
overall plastic consumption.
If we assume a business as usual projection with growing populations,
increasing plastic consumption and increased waste generation, by 2025, this number doubles — we may be adding 17.5 million metric tons of plastic per year.
Governments will take note and realize it's far smarter to pass laws banning single - use plastics than to spend a fortune trying to clean up shorelines, save fish and seabirds, and incur possible future health - care costs caused by
human plastic consumption via our plastic - saturated food chain.
She told The Telegraph: «Plastic straws can be particularly dangerous for sea - life; if we replaced them with an environmentally friendly alternative, it would go a long way to protecting our oceans and
reducing plastic consumption.
So Newlife has found an opportunity in this risk by attempting to close the loop on
our plastic consumption.»
And this may work for a day or two, but I've found that the brand of plastic wrap really makes a difference and given that I'm striving to reduce
my plastic consumption, I just don't love this method.
The country's
plastics consumption has grown by 17.5 % annually over the past ten years, from 44 kt in 2007 to 220 kt in 2017 and is estimated to be 308 kt in 2020.
Whilst many people are keen to cut down on
their plastic consumption, the fact that the bottle is recyclable makes the bottle a slightly more environmentally friendly option than other pre-made packaged vegan milk on the mainstream market as they often come packaged in less environmentally - friendly Tetra Paks which are not always able to be recycled dependant on the area you live in.
Plastic is everywhere and while it's not good for our health, it may be even worse for our environment, so this holiday season I am challenging all of you to become more aware of
your plastic consumption and make conscious choices to avoid plastic whenever possible.
Once you begin minimizing your use of plastic in your kitchenware you may find yourself thinking of other ways to lessening
your plastic consumption.
Here are some other things you can do to reduce
your plastic consumption:
These are just a few of the small ways you can make a difference in not only the world's
plastic consumption, but also in the world's overall human health, and animal health.
You'll get insights on everything from reducing
your plastic consumption to celebrating the winter solstice.
So this holiday season I am challenging all of you to become more aware of
your plastic consumption and make conscious choices to avoid plastic whenever possible.
My line of work shows me exactly what
our plastic consumption habit is doing, and I can't brush it off anymore.
MM: Yes, and I hope viewers have the same conflicting feelings - both damned and seduced by
our plastic consumption.
Americans discard 14.4 million tons of plastic a year, but there are many easy ways to reduce
plastic consumption.
To learn more about the threat and impact of plastic pollution and get tips to reduce
your plastic consumption, download our Plastic Pollution Primer and Toolkit and use our Plastic Pollution Calculator today!
No wonder a hundred thousand sea animals and a million birds die each year due to
plastic consumption.
I was encouraged to do so by my friend Alexandra Cadena, a screenwriter and environmentalist whose mission is to reduce
plastic consumption.
Even if you live in a landlocked area,
your plastic consumption is likely a contributor to the problem.
To learn more about the threat and impact of plastic pollution and get tips to reduce
your plastic consumption, download our Plastic Pollution Primer and Toolkit today!
Hopefully we'll start to see a dramatic reduction in
our plastic consumption, because plastic is not a material the earth can digest.
Partnering with US - based non-government organisation Plastic Pollution Coalition (PPC), organisers worked to reduce the festival's
plastic consumption by asking participants to bring their own bamboo or steel bottles for their drinks.