Rise Above Plastics
Rise Above Plastics and Ban the Bag in Bellingham!!!
Rise Above Campaign has a new partner with the same campaign! Ban the Bag in Bellingham is also a volunteer run grassroots campaign that is working to ban free single-use plastic bags in Bellingham, WA. Their goal is also to dramatically reduce plastic bag consumption while promoting environmental sustainability and awareness within our community through proposing a minimal consumption-based fee on plastic bags. Their proposal suggest that generated revenue will fund reusable bag giveaway programs, in addition to environmental education and clean-up programs through the city. Check out their website at: http://banthebagbellingham.org . Also check out their petition at the Community Food Co-Op in downtown Bellingham.
Links and articles about plastics as related to the oceans, the animals, our bodies, recycling and ‘bio-plastics’ can be found at www.seaofconsequences.blogspot.com and www.riseaboveplastics.blogspot.com
Facts
- There is at least 6 times more plastic than plankton in the Northwest Pacific Gyre This area where all of our trash accumulates is now twice the size of Texas.
- Each year an estimated 1 million seabirds and 100,000 marine mammals die as aresult of eating or being strangled by plastic and other marine debris.
- The U.S. goes through 100 billion plastic shopping bags annually, requiring an estimated 12 million barrels of oil- a wasteful, reckless use of petroleum.
- Americans consume 45 million water bottles per day, when most of the time tap water can safely quench our thirst. Only 10% of those water bottles get recycled.
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In Sum
Since plastics do not biodegrade, but only break into smaller pieces and are being ingested at an alarming rate by marine animals, they are wreaking havoc on our oceans and marine life, which we depend on for our existence. Because it is crucial to turn these facts around, we are asking for your help in our efforts.
