Um… Did you know there are seven types of plastic? Some are easy to recycle, others are not.
You may want to consider this as you encounter plastics on your day to day life.
You all may recall my reasoning for ditching my Nalgene (RIP my formerly beloved security blanket)…
Well, here’s something interesting to know. Not only can I NOT use my Nalgene because the BPA in it makes my PMS out of control, but plastics like that are extremely difficult to recycle. Hmm. Gives a whole new perspective to Tupperware, no? What other craziness are we getting from our foods?
Also, I recently learned that there is a collection of plastics in our ocean– caught there in a vortex caused by current streams in the Pacific ocean. You’ll be amazed to know that this collection is the size of Texas! Greeeeaaat. So the marine life, attracted to the colors of our plastic waste that blows in the air from land to sea, consume the plastic. If we’re just now learning about the dangers of BPA on humans… what about the dangers of the fish, birds, and other sea life consuming all this plastic? It’s pretty unthinkable.
In celebration of Earth Day, you might’ve heard that Whole Foods has stopped handing out plastic bags with groceries… and you may know that many grocery stores are talking about charging for plastic bags… well some good news is that we don’t NEED more plastic bags… and that you can take your plastic bags back to King Soopers, and put them in the recycling container at the front of the store. If you local grocery store doesn’t already have a plastic bag recycling stop, the way they’ll get one is for you to start asking about it!!!
We can prevent more plastic waste from blowing around the earth– and being consumed by the wildlife that doesn’t know any better about our wasteful death traps, by being the tiniest bit proactive. Hey, even a little change is better than none, right?
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