Wayne Stollings wrote:
Very true. The numbers of sea mammals and turtles found injured by plastic waste seems to be growing too.
So how do we stop it? It's impossible to not buy plastic, but it is possible to reduce your consumption of plastic up to 90%.
There is no reason to buy drinks in a plastic bottle. I have glass bottles that I fill with tap water and take with me when I leave home. And don't think bottled water is any better, it has been proven again and again that most bottled water is just tap water from a different muncipality.
There is no reason to buy disposable plastic razors when you can buy a safety razor and only replace the part that wears out, the blade.
Same with pens and pencils, get the kind with a replaceable refill so you don't waste the entire pen or pencil every time you wear one out.
There is no reason to take home your purchases in those plastic 't-shirt bags' when you can buy a reusable one. And if you go into the store to buy one or two items and don't have your bag with you, just tell the cashier, "No thanks, I don't need a bag" and carry the item out in your hand instead of carrying the item out in a bag in your hand.
There are a lot of products where one brand uses less plastic than a competing brand. Choose the less plastic brand.
In the 30 years I've been walking the same beach, I've seen the amount of trash multiply. I've also seen the wildlife diminish greatly.
I know the real problem is too many people having too many babies, but we're here, we can't undo a birth, but we can do what we must to lower our impact on the planet.
Bob