Slide 2 Photo from AMRF When did plastics become so popular?
Throwaway Living Slide 3 Whats Made of Plastic? Slide 4 What is
Plastic Made of? SYNTHETIC BIODEGRADEABLE Slide 5 How many plastic
beverage bottles get used every year in the US? Q: Q: Chris Jordan
Slide 6 We use 50 billion plastic beverage bottles every year in
the US DETAIL 50,000,000,000 Slide 7 Chris Jordan Slide 8 100
billion plastic bags get used each year in the US. 100,000,000,000
ACUTAL SIZE Slide 9 But I Recycle. What percentage of plastic gets
recycled in the US? Slide 10 Less than 5% of plastics are recycled
CIWMB White Paper Slide 11 Great Pacific Garbage Patch A giant,
eternal swirling spiral of floating trash Twice the size of the US
and growing Home to an estimated 100 million tons of plastic Slide
12 Slide 13 There is 42 times more plastic than plankton at some
spots in the North Pacific gyre. Source: Algalita Marine Research
Foundation Slide 14 How Does Plastic End Up In the Ocean? Slide 15
LA Beaches After The Rain Ballona Creek Algalita Santa Monica Beach
Ben Kay Slide 16 Surfrider Foundation Chris Jordan Slide 17 All of
this (more than a half-pound of plastic) was removed from the
stomach of an albatross, a large sea bird Slide 18 How many marine
animals die every year due to Plastic? A.100 B.100,000
C.1,000,000,000 Q: Q: Slide 19 B 100,000 marine mammals die each
year because of plastic litter in the ocean. Slide 20 Toxic
Plastics Plastics Leech the Chemicals They Are Made Of Bisphenol A
(BPA) Plastic hardener Used in DVDs, canned food lining, baby
bottles, water bottles Chemical found in 93% of Americans over the
age of 6 Phthalates Plastic softener Found in toys, food packaging,
shower curtains, nail polish, hair spray and shampoo, baby teething
rings These Chemicals are hormone mimickers that affect the
Endocrine System. Slide 21 Plastic Bath A study of 20 teens across
America detected 16 chemicals from 4 chemical families including
plastic (phthalates) in their blood and urine. Look up your
products at SKIN DEEP www.cosmeticsdatabase.com Slide 22 Bring Your
Own WATER BOTTLE (stainless steel) BAG CUP TUPPERWARE SILVERWEAR
Slide 23 Use Biodegradable (PLA) Bioplastics are better, but not
the answer Require INDUSTRIAL COMPOSTING (140 and fed microbes)
Cannot be recycled; can contaminate if mixed in Renewable; but
genetically-modified Does not emit GHGs when incinerated Dont break
down in the water Slide 24 THINK TWICE Do you really need a bag for
your bag of chips? Ask the waiter to wrap in foil instead of
styrofoam Do you really need the straw? Dont buy things with excess
packaging Buy the can instead of the bottle Shop at the farmers
markets REFUSE, REDUCE, REUSE then RECYCLE Slide 25 Encourage EPR
Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) Companies that produce and
package products are responsible for the costs of collecting and
disposing of their packaging waste Motivates producers to reduce
the amount of waste they produce Adopted by Germany in 1991
Packaging waste reduced 14% in first four years Recycling rose to
75% Slide 26 Spread the Wordwith a SMILE Share what youve learned
Lead by example Ask your friends and family to join you Speak to
city council Write letters to government officials Slide 27 What
will you do to rise above plastics? Slide 28 You must be the change
you wish to see in the world. - Gandhi - Slide 29 For more
information visit: http://www.riseaboveplastics.blogspot.com/
www.greenambassadors.org www.surfrider.org http://5gyres.org/
www.algalita.org www.seaofconsequences.blogspot.com
http://www.ewg.org/chemindex/term/468 PASS IT ON
