The average American uses between 300 and 700 plastic bags every year. Those that end up in the ocean are often mistaken for food by hungry sea turtles. Plastics also absorb toxic chemicals, which can be dangerous to fish and other sea life that often swallow plastic pellets and other materials.
Help reduce your mark on ocean pollution by limiting your plastic consumption. Pledge to take the steps below.
I pledge not to trash the oceans by:
1. Using a reusable tote or other bag at the grocery store.
2. Drinking water out of glass or other non-plastic container.
3. Recycling plastics whenever possible.
4. Never littering and always disposing of trash properly.
5. Encouraging my friends and family to reduce their plastics consumption.
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4:05 am PST, Nov 20,Chris Green, Florida
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10:52 am PST, Nov 14,Michael Gregory, New Mexico
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5:24 pm PST, Nov 12,Kristin Kierig, Virginia
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12:08 am PST, Nov 12,Name not displayed, California
I use canvas bags for everything, use glasses for drinking, don't get take-out (if I do, it is from a place that has compostable containers), and recycle EVERYTHING.
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11:59 pm PST, Nov 7,Miguel Dias, New York
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7:00 pm PST, Nov 5,Michael Raphaeli, Virginia
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8:20 pm PST, Nov 3,Lety Wong, California
I reuse two plastic box instead o 4 reusable bag, I hadn´t use 540 plastic bag this year.
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12:02 pm PST, Nov 3,Zoe Busing, United Kingdom
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5:48 am PST, Nov 3,Alida Greenhalgh, Maryland
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6:49 am PST, Nov 2,DUSTY Deborah Debandi, North Carolina
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5:49 am PST, Nov 2,Eli Is Here, Pennsylvania
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8:53 am PDT, Oct 28,Carolyn Tonahill, Louisiana
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5:10 pm PDT, Oct 27,Karol Krzywon, New Jersey
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4:08 pm PDT, Oct 27,Gisel Rodriguez Vale, Puerto Rico
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7:54 am PDT, Jun 17,Stormoak Lonewind, Massachusetts
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7:20 pm PDT, Jun 14,Brenda Duff, West Virginia
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3:42 pm PDT, Jun 12,Karen Allmond, Maryland
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6:42 pm PDT, Jun 8,Nick Hand, Washington D.C.
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4:26 pm PDT, Jun 7,Angie Phelan, Texas
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3:21 pm PDT, Jun 2,Emily Cappy, Illinois
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6:52 am PDT, May 22,Winn Adams, Washington
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3:54 pm PDT, May 19,Carly Tinkler, Kansas
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11:36 pm PDT, May 18,Julia Wellman, Pennsylvania
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3:22 pm PDT, May 18,Elise Behnke, California
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11:16 pm PDT, May 16,Name not displayed, Tennessee
