Because it ’ s time ...
It ’ s everywhere from the fabrics in our clothing , the cars we drive , the devices we use , the containers that store our food and drinks ... we are living in a plastic society !
Oil-based plastics use as much as 10 % of the world ’ s oil supply .
Society relies heavily on this material , yet only a small fraction is actually recycled into new products despite a vast majority of these products
being used for disposable or one-time use .
Pollution is mounting and weather patterns are changing due to global warming - manufacturing is putting millions of tons of ozone depleting toxins in our atmosphere BUT so is recycling .
DID YOU KNOW ?
Located off the coast of California is a floating mass of debris called the North Pacific Gyre , it ’ s twice the size of Texas and comprised of predominantly plastic and styrofoam waste .