Ban of Un-Biodegradable Plastic for use of Plastic Bags and Bottles in Louisiana and Surrounding Sta

The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is a massive dump of floating garbage in the Pacific Ocean. We contribute to it everyday by littering and using un-biodegradable materials. Our trash is taken downstream from rivers into the ocean, where currents sweep it to the closest patch.
"n t­he broad expanse of the northern Pacific Ocean, there exists the North Pacific Subtropical Gyre, a slowly moving, clockwise spiral of currents created by a high-pressure system of air currents. The area is an oceanic desert, filled with tiny phytoplankton but few big fish or mammals. Due to its lack of large fish and gentle breezes, fishermen and­ s­ailors rarely travel through the gyre. But the area is filled with something besides plankton: trash, millions of pounds of it, most of it plastic. It's the largest landfill in the world, and it floats in the middle of the ocean."
http://science.howstuffworks.com/environmental/earth/oceanography/great-pacific-garbage-patch.htm

Petition Created by South Plaquemines High School, Life Science 3rd Period Breaux's 7th Grade Class on 3.24.2015