What can you do to reduce Plastic waste?
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What can you do to reduce plastic?
Buy and re-use your own Coffee Cup
Say no to plastic cutlery
Bring your own bottle – don’t buy plastic bottles
Don’t use plastic straws
Ditch Cling Film
Give up Gum
Check your T-Bags are plastic free
Don’t use glitter!
Use your milkman – glass bottles – recycled – re-used
Check your washing liquids for Micro-plastics
Plastics by the numbers
Some key facts:
Half of all plastics ever manufactured have been made in the last 15 years.
Production increased exponentially, from 2.3 million tons in 1950 to 448 million tons by 2015. Production is expected to double by 2050.
Every year, about 8 million tons of plastic waste escapes into the oceans from coastal nations. That’s the equivalent of setting five garbage bags full of trash on every foot of coastline around the world.
Plastics often contain additives making them stronger, more flexible, and durable. But many of these additives can extend the life of products if they become litter, with some estimates ranging to at least 400 years to break down.
Source: National Geographic
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