Plastic pollution continues to be a significant problem in our life. Our consumption of plastic has affected marine species deaths, and caused human health risks. Our use of plastic is causing the destruction of our planet. In the video "Are You Eating Plastic for Dinner? | Short Film Showcase" by National Geography, it uses 3-D … Continue reading The Consumption of Plastic
Author: Trinity
Update on Our Petition
We recently created a petition on change.org to seek the attention of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to charge to use plastic bags at major supermarket and food chains. We are happy to announce we have 14 supporters! This is an exciting revelation because it tells us there are other people we agree with our ideas and want … Continue reading Update on Our Petition
Death of Sea Animals Due to Plastic Pollution
A whale found in the Philippines died because it had eaten 88 pounds of plastic trash, scientists report.The D'Bone Collector Museum, a non-governmental organization that collects and preserves dead animals, found the dead 15.4-foot whale on Saturday. A necropsy revealed its stomach was packed with multiple shopping bags, 16 rice sacks and four banana plantation-style bags.Because of the … Continue reading Death of Sea Animals Due to Plastic Pollution
Memes
To spread awareness of our cause in an eye-catching and interesting way, we created memes about plastic pollution! Spread our hashtag #plastickills to find our posts! Check out our instagram @plasticpollutionsucks for more content! #plastickills on our instagram @plasticpollutionsucks
Join Our Petition!
One of our first steps to achieve a cleaner and brighter future was to take action to limit the amount of plastic bags used by people daily! We hope to accomplish this by creating a petition to make plastic bags at major supermarket and food chains cost an extra fee. We want to reach out … Continue reading Join Our Petition!
Why Banning Plastic Bags Is Beneficial
But such public-awareness campaigns can take on a life of their own, and blind us to the real source of the global problem. Single-use plastic-bag bans, drinking-straw bans and elaborate container-deposit schemes are all examples of policies that mix high visibility with scant global impact. Policymakers and legislators in the developed world may favour these … Continue reading Why Banning Plastic Bags Is Beneficial
A Cost-Effective Way to Reduce Plastic Use
Alternatively, a cost-effective way to improve this lack of sustainable thinking is through education. It’s not good enough that annually only 14% of plastics waste is recycled, leaving 54% to be dumped on landfill or incinerated and the remaining 32% left to pollute the ecosystem. Promoting the 3-Rs of ‘reduce-reuse-recycle’ can have a large-scale impact … Continue reading A Cost-Effective Way to Reduce Plastic Use
What is Plastic Pollution?
Plastic pollution can be hard to understand. Modern life is filled with plastic products, but society has lost control of how much we use. An abundance of plastic can lead to significant problems in our world. This video gives a good explanation of what plastic pollution is and how it is affecting our world. It … Continue reading What is Plastic Pollution?
Introduction
Hello! My name is Trinity, and I'm one of the writers of this site. I am very passionate about this topic. As a member of Generation Z, I realize how important is it to begin to take action to limit the amount of plastic we use. If our society continues the same path it is … Continue reading Introduction
Plastic Pollution Sucks 