[Summit] FW: The Trillion Plastic Items That We Throw Away Every Day

[Greg Gerritt]

From:  Earth Day Network <email-reply at earthday.org>
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Date:  Thursday, March 29, 2018 at 6:54 PM
To:  Greg Gerritt <gerritt at mindspring.com>
Subject:  The Trillion Plastic Items That We Throw Away Every Day

       
 
    
   
     
      
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 Dear Greg, We consume single-use plastics every day (food packaging,
shopping bags, drink straws, beverage containers, etc.) and, for the most
part, we discard them immediately after their first use. These items
drastically increase the plastic pollution that is choking our oceans and
affecting our health and wellbeing. Did you know that? SINGLE-USE PLASTIC
FACT:  In 2016, world plastics production totaled around 335 million metric
tons, and roughly half of that is destined for a single-use product.
SINGLE-USE PLASTIC FACT: The main cause for the increase in plastic
production is plastic packaging which constitutes 52% of plastics thrown
away. The constant presence of single-use plastics in modern culture is one
of the reasons why they contribute so much to the growing problem of plastic
pollution. We use these objects so frequently on a day to day basis that it
requires a serious and conscious effort to cut them out of our lives. To
illustrate the journey of reducing one¹s consumption of single-use plastics,
and to give you some ideas for how you can be more active in your effort to
End Plastic Pollution, we are releasing the first of a series of blogs on
this topic this week. These stories will come from the perspectives of
different staff members here at EDN working to reduce our plastic pollution
footprint. Read our recent blog post Beverage Containers and Carryout: The
Trials and Tribulations of a Plastic-Conscious Urban-Dweller
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