Plastic is a type of polymer which is mainly produced by the petrochemicals.

That’s not all about it…

It is one of the cheapest and abundant

supply to man which has lead to

growth. growth.It is used for

numerous ways to

ease and beautify our

livings.

Great Pacific Garbage Patch

Estimates for the total area range from 7,00,000 to 1,50,00,000 sq.km.

It is basically a floating mass of mainly plastic.

It poses formidable threat to marine life around the world.

50% of plastic we use we just use once and throw away.

In the Los Angeles area alone, 10 metric tons of plastic fragments—like grocery bags, straws and soda bottles—are carried into the Pacific Ocean every day.

Plastic in the ocean breaks down into such small segments that pieces of plastic from a 1l bottle could end up on every mile of beach throughout the world.

Annually approx. 500 billion plastic bags are used worldwide. More than 1million bags are used every minute.

Billions of pounds of plastic can be found in swirling convergences in the oceans making up about 40% of the world’s ocean surfaces. 80% of pollution enters the ocean from the land.

44% of all seabird species, 22% of cetaceans, all sea turtle species and a growing list of fish species have been documented with plastic in or around their bodies.

Thrown away: 35 billion plastic bottles a year in the US.

Over 40% of plastic usage is in packaging.

Over 250 species are known to have ingested or become tangled in plastic.

Bring your own re-usable shopping bags to the market.

Don’t buy bottled water- use a re-usable water bottle when you’re on the

go.

Bring your to-go mug with you to the coffee shop, smoothie shop or

restaurants that let you use them, which is a great way to reduce lids,

plastic cups and/or plastic-lined cups.

Recycle. If you must use plastic, try to choose #1 (PETE- Polyethylene

Terephthalate ) or #2 (HDPE- High Density Polythelene), which are the

most commonly recycled plastics. Avoid plastic bags and polystyrene

foam as both typically have very low recycling rates.

Spread the word. Talk to your family and friends about why it is

important to reduce plastic in our lives and the nasty impacts of plastic

pollution.

How to minimize the use of

PLASTICS???