Reduce, Reuse, Recyle- deposits on all beverage containers

The purpose of this petition is to show governmental officials that the American people are concerned about the enormous amount of plastic entering our waterways and that they support charging deposits on all beverage containers.

Within the North Pacific Subtropical High, an area between Hawaii and California is the North Pacific Gyre, where the water currents create a slow moving vortex. These currents have drawn in vast amount of garbage and plastic in the last half century or so, which has earned the name "The Great Pacific Garbage Patch".

The patch is over twice the size of Texas and will surely grow if we do not take every effort to clean it up.

This trash is dangerous for marine life, as well as tourists. Plastics are not biodegradable, and so they may break down from sunlight over time, but remain plastic and release harmful chemicals. They are often mistaken as food by many marine animals which they may die from, or eventually get into the food chain.

To keep the garbage patch from growing even bigger, we must first stop consuming so much plastic. We must Reduce, Reuse and Recyle. Do not buy products with extra packaging. Refuse to use plastic bags at the grocery store. Hopefully by charging a deposit on all beverage containers, consumers will buy less and recyle more.