Our world is choking on plastic. The equivalent of one garbage truck of plastic enters into our seas every minute, every day, all year long. Without significant intervention, this amount is expected to increase to the equivalent of four truckloads by 2050. The Great Pacific Garbage Patch — a soupy area in the middle of the Pacific Ocean where plastic fragments accumulate — currently spans an area two times the size of Texas.
The plastic pollution crisis is massive, and beach cleanups and recycling are simply not enough. We need real solutions now!
Corporations like Coca-Cola, PepsiCo, Nestlé, Unilever, Starbucks, Procter & Gamble, and McDonald's all have a huge role to play when it comes to plastic pollution. We are sold coffee, soda, chips, candy, sandwiches, shampoo, face wash, and soap contained in plastic that we have no choice but to throw away. It is time for these corporations to invest in alternatives and phase out single-use plastic!
Add your name to ask the CEOs of these companies to do their part to end the crisis by ensuring their companies' packaging is never found in our oceans, waterways, or coasts again!