WHY BOTTLE CAPS

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OCEAN PLASTICS

• 75-80% OF ALL TRASH IN THE OCEAN IS PLASTIC

• APPROXIMATELY 5-8 MILLION TONS OF PLASTIC WASTE ENTER THE OCEANS ANNUALLY

• 51 TRILLION PIECES OF PLASTIC DEBRIS IN THE OCEAN (UNEP)

• AN ESTIMATED 700 MARINE SPECIES ARE IMPACTED

SEABIRDS HEAVILY IMPACTED

• 90% OF SEABIRDS HAVE INGESTED PLASTIC

• SOME FORAGERS FIND THEIR FOOD BY SNIFFING OUT DIMETHYL SULFIDE - RELEASED BY FISH AND KRILL MUNCHING ON ALGAE

• WHEN PLASTICS ACCUMULATE ALGAE, IT ACTS AS A FOOD BELL

AB 319 (MARK STONE)

• REQUIRES CAPS ATTACHED TO THE BOTTLE OR BEVERAGE CONSUMED WITHOUT REMOVING CAP

• GOAL: DECREASE THE CAP LITTER; INCREASE RECYCLING

• BOTTLE CAPS TYPICALLY MADE FROM RECYCLABLE POLYPROPYLENE (PP)

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