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Steps to Kicking the Plastic Habit

STEPS TO KICKING THE PLASTIC НАBIT The first and easiest habit to kick is the use of STEP 1. plastic grocery bags. Purchase reusable bags from any grocery store or from your favorite non-profit. 10B 10B 10B 10B 10B Don't Forget Your Reusable Bags! FACT- 100 BILLION 10B 10В 10В 10в 10B TOTAL AMOUNT OF PLASTIC BAGS USED BY US CITIZENS EVERY YEAR 1000 O YEAR 250 500 YEARS 750 1000 FOR A PLASTIC BAG TO DEGRADE VEARS FACT- NUMBER OF YEARS IT TAKES Source: www.statisticbrain.com STEP 2. Purchase reusable produce bags. Kicking the plastic bag habit doesn't end at the checkout. For a quick $6.00 you can get 5 reusable produce bags. 5 REUSABLE PRODUCE BAGS FOR $6 Don't Forget Your Reusable Bags! Don't Forget Your Reusable Bags! Don't Forget Your Reusable Bags! Don't Forget Your Reusable Bags! Don't Forget Your Reusable Bags! FACT - THESE PLASTIC BAGS CONTRIBUTE TO THE FLOATING MASS IN THE OCEAN AND ARE CAUSING IRREPARABLE HARM TO THE ENVIRONMENT. STEP 3. No more bottled water. Purchase a canteen or any BPA free reusable water bottle. NEARLY 18,834,000,000 BOTTLE END UP IN THE LANDFILL EACH YEAR. 700 YEARS EACH BOTTLE CAN TAKE UP TO TO DECOMPOSE. Source: www.banthebottle.net STEP 4. Recycle what you can't do without. There are no more excuses for not recycling. Buy products with CODE 1, 2 or 3 and you will, in most cases, be able to recycle these products. FACT -According to the American Chemistry Council website, plastics are made up of mostly domestic natural gas, and when recycling these plastics, the energy saved can be used for heating and cooling homes. In 2006, the United States saved enough energy to heat more than 2.1 million homes by recycling plastic. Recycled plastic can be used for creating fleece jackets, carpeting, outdoor decking and detergent containers, saving on product ma- terial. The American Chemistry Council website points out that "Burning plastic can help supply an abundant amount of energy for electricity, while reducing the cost of munici- pal waste disposal and conserving landfill space. Source: www.livestrong.com Let's be honest in this day and age not using plastic is almost impossible. BUT cutting down, if not all together eliminating the single use plastics is doable. Follow these simple steps and you will be taking a positive step towards eliminating plastics from our landfills as well asaquatic habitats. Without your individual efforts the problem will stay for generations. Remember this the next time you are throwing out your trash, the plastic in that bag, including the bag itself, will take hundreds of years to degrade. Do you really want to contribute another bottle or bag to problem? Kick the Plastic Habit. WILDLIFE HERITAG E FOUNDATION RETSZEE

Steps to Kicking the Plastic Habit

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