Let’s talk plastic straws. Because here is the thing. I do recycle religiously. My family knows this. Yet I’m not the main advocate here. It’s stoplittering.com.
His website is selling the rights to a litter-free society
To symbolize and implement this enterprise they are selling stuff with their logo. By purchasing these items you will become authorized* to exercise your prerogative to pick up one. I mean or pickup more pieces of litter a day. And, by actually engaging this prerogative, you’re voting. I mean in effect, you’re voting for a clean society. Moreover, helping to stigmatize littering things like plastic straws. Especially so you won’t feel like you’re the weird one. That’s for picking up litter at the bus stop. Also since you won’t be the only one doing it.
*products not actually required to exercise said authority.
What got me intetested was their campaign about
JUST SAY NO TO PLASTIC STRAWS
FYI, their Green Living Guy support was the awesome bamboo shirt they sent. Get ready to check out on my Instagram @greenlivingguy soon enough!!
Besides that I received no other compensation for this post folks.
http://thelastplasticstraw.org/
Last Plastic Straw
The Last Plastic Straw and Plastic Pollution Coalition are building momentum around a worldwide movement, so plastic straws become a relic of the past. In the short term, we work with our Coalition to encourage eateries to no longer automatically give plastic straws; we educate individuals to refuse plastic straws and spread the “straw free” message; and we work to change local regulation to stop this unnecessary plastic pollution.
This org about plastic straws is an important resource. That’s for their strength, product lines and involvement in this issue. For plastic straws are extremely important.
As I wrote about in 2016 regarding plastic straws and waste:
From drones to filters to artificial islands, innovators are working to reduce the threat thousands of tons of trash pose to marine ecosystems.
Located on the southern tip of the Pacific island chain of Hawaii, Kamilo Beach is an isolated stretch of black volcanic shoreline in the middle of nowhere. Just a few hundred yards from shore, humpback whales rise up from the depths, colorful fish fill the reefs and rare sea turtles swim in to nest on the beach.
Photo courtesy of Honolulu Civil Beat
Garbage Washes Away
But even in this remote place, garbage washes ashore each day. “We find a lot of toothbrushes and combs, plastic bottles and caps, over and over again,” says Megan Lamson, a marine biologist working for a local non-governmental organization, the Hawai‘i Wildlife Fund. (Source: Anja Krieger @anjakrieger)
In response to the growing anti-plastic movement, the paper drinking straw made a comeback in 2007 to meet the needs of zoos, aquariums and theme parks where plastic straws could kill animals if ingested. These new paper straws were crafted with the highest quality in mind, becoming much more durable than the first generation of paper straws. The earth conscious product soon took off among both restaurants and consumers, and is growing increasingly popular because of worldwide green initiatives.
Conclusion
Americans use approximately 500 million plastic straws per day, making them one of the top 10 debris items that pollute our oceans, beaches and marine life. Paper straws, which are biodegradable and decomposable, offer an earth friendly alternative to the harmful plastic straw. However, trusting that your paper straw won’t get soggy, deteriorate or bleed ink into your drink is another concern that most don’t consider.
Some plastic gets trucked to landfills, some to illegal dumping grounds and left to scatter, more is just recklessly discarded joining tons of the toxic stuff already cluttering our waterways. The latest research unmistakably proves that plastic waste toxins are being fed right back to us. It’s time to start producing less plastic trash – for our own health’s sake.
So as Stoplittering.com quotes:
“If I criticize somebody, it’s because I have higher hopes for the world, something good to replace the bad. I’m not saying what the Beat Generation says: ‘Go away because I’m not involved.’ I’m here, and I’m involved.” ~Mort Sahl
