water ≠ bottle
Plastic Litter and Waste Reduction Campaign
New policies are needed to deal with the increasing amount of plastics litter polluting our oceans and watersheds.
Studies show that in some areas of the Pacific Ocean, there are 46 times more plastic than plankton by weight.
The problem of plastic litter is only growing. Plastic is the fastest-growing component of the waste stream, and, because plastic essentially never biodegrades, once-littered plastic becomes a permanent environmental problem.
Some 60-80% of marine debris overall, and up to 90% of floating debris, is plastic. Furthermore, 80% of marine debris is estimated to be land-sourced, mostly from urban runoff
The solution is clear: highly-littered plastic items like plastic bags and polystyrene food packaging need to be banned. We must, and can, reduce our use of disposable packaging, and whatever packaging remains should be recycled through an expansion of the Bottle Bill model.
Plastic Bottles In Focus: Updating California's Bottle and Can Recycling Law
While California's successful Bottle and Can Recycling Law diverts nearly 100,000 tons of plastic bottles from landfills every year, policy makers for some time have been keenly aware of the fact that the program covers less than half of all bottles sold in California. Currently, over 200,000 tons of plastic bottles are landfilled every year because they are not under California's Bottle and Can Recycling Law.
Effort to Phase Out Plastic Grocery Bags
Every second, 600 light and aerodynamic plastic bags are distributed in the State of California. That's 19 billion bags per year! Plastic bags are a principal component of the litter that clogs our urban creeks, streams and bays. And plastic bags are a major component of the plastic litter that becomes marine debris. Marine debris kills thousands of marine animals every year, and the problem is getting worse.
AP: Garbage found in stomach of dead whale on West Seattle beach
"...Besides the pants and golf ball, the trash included more than 20 plastic bags, small towels, surgical gloves, plastic pieces and duct tape...."
Learn More About:
Foamed Polystyrene ("Styrofoam")
California Ocean Protection Council
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water ≠ bottle
Plastic Litter and Waste Reduction Campaign
New policies are needed to deal with the increasing amount of plastics litter polluting our oceans and watersheds.
Studies show that in some areas of the Pacific Ocean, there are 46 times more plastic than plankton by weight.
The problem of plastic litter is only growing. Plastic is the fastest-growing component of the waste stream, and, because plastic essentially never biodegrades, once-littered plastic becomes a permanent environmental problem.
Some 60-80% of marine debris overall, and up to 90% of floating debris, is plastic. Furthermore, 80% of marine debris is estimated to be land-sourced, mostly from urban runoff
The solution is clear: highly-littered plastic items like plastic bags and polystyrene food packaging need to be banned. We must, and can, reduce our use of disposable packaging, and whatever packaging remains should be recycled through an expansion of the Bottle Bill model.
Plastic Bottles In Focus: Updating California's Bottle and Can Recycling Law
While California's successful Bottle and Can Recycling Law diverts nearly 100,000 tons of plastic bottles from landfills every year, policy makers for some time have been keenly aware of the fact that the program covers less than half of all bottles sold in California. Currently, over 200,000 tons of plastic bottles are landfilled every year because they are not under California's Bottle and Can Recycling Law.
Effort to Phase Out Plastic Grocery Bags
Every second, 600 light and aerodynamic plastic bags are distributed in the State of California. That's 19 billion bags per year! Plastic bags are a principal component of the litter that clogs our urban creeks, streams and bays. And plastic bags are a major component of the plastic litter that becomes marine debris. Marine debris kills thousands of marine animals every year, and the problem is getting worse.
AP: Garbage found in stomach of dead whale on West Seattle beach
"...Besides the pants and golf ball, the trash included more than 20 plastic bags, small towels, surgical gloves, plastic pieces and duct tape...."
Learn More About:
Foamed Polystyrene ("Styrofoam")
California Ocean Protection Council
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