Plastic Pollution

A recent article found on Environmental News Network http://www.enn.com/pollution/article/38956 explored the consequences of plastic in the environment and noted steps that individuals and busineses can do to minimize both their consumption and disposal of plastics. There are specific suggestions below that individuals can do.



Individual Level

• Take no plastic bags from the grocer's self.
• Refuse plastic bags at the check-out counter.
• Don't buy plastic sandwich bags.
• Buy beverages in sustainable containers like glass bottles or cans.
• Use water purifying device rather than to use plastic water bottle.
• Make a habit of thinking about what comes with each thing that you buy.
• Look for and reward Earth-friendly packaging choices, such as- buy greeting cards in paper boxes instead of clear plastic shells. Use pens that refill instead of landfill.
• Remove plastics from your office and business farms.
• Building the habit of keeping plastic out of water ways.
• In case of shopping, use own bags or recycled paper bags.
• Always remember litter generates litter. We should not dispose of plastic in the sewerage system.
• At the beach dispose of plastic and other litter in the bins provided. If these facilities are inadequate, contact the local authority responsible and lodge a complaint. Take your litter back home with you if there are no receptacles on the beach. Pick up any plastic litter you may see on the beach or in the rock pools in the vicinity in which you are sitting or walking.
• In the street never throw plastic or other litter out of your car or drop it on the pavement or in the gutter.