Why End Plastic Use? For starters the manufacturing and use of plastics can make us and our planet very sick, says Earthday.org! For starters, they’ve been linked to:
- hormonal illnesses
- all types if cancers
- cardiovascular system damage
- environmental destruction
- dimiinished planet biodiversity
- overwhelming amounts of greenhouse gases
The National Library of Medicine also says:
Microplastics and plastic-associated chemicals (PACs), which leach into the environment as a result of the breakdown of plastic goods, are considered obesogens due to their capacity to induce metabolic dysfunction, promoting weight gain and leading to insulin resistance and cardiometabolic disease.
So, we know that plastics poison our environment, make us sick, overwhelm our health services and effect infertility rates.
So, why are we still drinking and eating from plastic plates, cups, cutlery, takeaway containers, etc.?
Plastic Use Hasn’t Ended Yet Because It Has to do With Money
Plastics are cheap and they make the fossil fuel industry billions every year. So, they’re definitely not promoting a plastic-free world. No way.
So, it’s down to you and me and a bunch of great organizations working hard to make it happen.
You Have a Choice to Start Now and End Your Plastic Use
There are simple changes you can make to start cutting plastic out of your life. You can choose non-plastic alternatives like:
- carrying your own stainless steel or glass water bottle with you everywhere you go
- bringing your own wooden cutlery
- choosing fast food restaurants that use non-plastic containers instead of letting super heated food sit in plastic containers which leach plastic chemicals into your food)
- using ceramic cookware not plastic-coated non-stick versions
- refilling your already owned plastic bottles at refill shops
- choosing non-plastic packaging options at your food store
What Else Can You Do To Get Plastic Out Of Your Life?
Sign these petitions: Supermarkets Stop Selling Plastics Dangerous Plastics That Hurt Our Loved Ones
Sign the
Global Plastic Treaty Plastic Petition
Pollution is a global problem hence Earthday’s Global Plastic Treaty petition that calls on the U.N. to take action which encompases and includes these points:
- Support a highly ambitious Global Plastic Treaty that binds all to the same standards
- A 60% of reduction of all fossil fuel-based plastic production by 2040
- Requiring producers and retailers of plastics to be liable for the cost of any environmental or health-related damages in accordance with the “producer pays” principle
- Public and private sector investments in innovation to replace all fossil fuel-based plastics
- Ban all plastic-related tobacco products including, but not limited to tobacco filters and e-cigarettes
- Ban the export of plastic waste
- End the incineration of plastic waste
- Support innovative solutions and alternatives to plastic in all sectors
- Fully-financed education and public awareness campaigns to inform the public about reasons and strategies for ending plastic pollution
Sign the Global Plastics Treaty because it has the potential to end plastic pollution, protect your health, and lead to a waste-free world. Tell everyone you know and share the Global Plastic Treaty Petition anywhere and everywhere you can think of!
Thank you in advance!
