Imagine our descendants looking back at our time. You know how there was the bronze age and the stone age? Well, the age we are living in right now could be known as the plastic age by our descendants. And what is causing this? Plastic. The estimate is 150 million metric tons of plastic. It is killing over a million seabirds and marine animals and studies show that in the year 2050, there will be more plastic in the ocean than fish.
A lot of people aren't even aware of how much plastic they are using. Some plastic isn't even used for more than five minutes, this includes the chip bag, the fruit roll up package and so much more. Some maybe a few days. Companies make plastic that will only last their client maybe an hour to a few days. Companies think it is “nice” to have individually wrapped things. But they are not aware of one thing: that they are ruining our environment one plastic wrapped food at a time.
What can we do to help prevent even a small percentage from going into the ocean? Instead of buying a plastic water bottle, use a reusable water bottle and when possible, “Take It From The Tap!” (and the water fountain). Use reusable containers when you pack lunches from home. Bring your own To-Go containers at restaurants and ask for glass reusable cups, not the whole fancy-schmancy throwable cups that everyone seems to love these days.
Save the environment!