Ditch Plastics

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Break Free from Plastic: How Cutting Out Single-Use Items Shrinks Your Footprint

Plastics pose one of the biggest threats to planetary health today. But by cutting back on our plastic consumption, we can all help curb this menacing pollution problem. Here’s how reducing your use of single-use plastics benefits the environment.

Stem the Tide of Trash

Every year, tons of plastic waste washes into oceans, litters landscapes, and piles up in landfills. Our seemingly innocuous use of plastic bags, bottles, straws and packaging contributes to this epidemic. Ditching disposable plastics stemming the flow at the source.

Save Marine Life

Plastic trash is now an ubiquitous presence in every ocean and sea. This pollution wreaks havoc on marine ecosystems. Seabirds, fish, sea turtles and marine mammals get entangled in debris and mistake bits of plastic for food, often starving as a result. Using less plastic protects ocean dwellers.

Conserve Resources

Plastic production requires extracting and refining fossil fuel feedstocks. When we curb our plastic habit, we conserve the petroleum needed to manufacture all those single-use items in the first place. Less plastic means less oil drilling, transporting and refining.

Reduce Toxic Pollution

Plastic production and incineration releases toxic chemicals linked to cancer, hormonal issues, respiratory illness and other serious health problems. These endocrine disrupters wind up in our water and air when plastics are made and managed. We avoid exposure by reducing usage.

Save Money

All those plastic bottles of household cleaners, packaged snacks and disposable cutlery add up quickly. By switching to reusable versions, families can slash their spending. Bringing your own bags, straws and takeout containers also adds up in savings.

Individual actions to reduce plastic consumption collectively make waves. Through mindful refusal of single-use plastics, we can curb pollution and protect the planet for future generations.