Let's win, TOGETHER!
Creating a win-win environment is important not only to you but also to the movement. When we think with a win-win mindset, we can accomplish a lot more and reach a lot of people by collaborating and reaching both goals together. When we collaborate together, the solutions we come up with are mutually satisfying, and each benefits from it!
Off the coast, we have the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, located between Hawaii and California coming out to be twice the size of the state of Texas. According to a book called Going Blue, "the mass has been growing since the 1950s, and unless people intervene, this hunk of junk will continue to collect more and more waste- including discarded electronics, children's toys, and most of all, tons of nonbiodegradable plastic," (Kaye, Cousteau, p.73). Waste like this affects the daily life of fish and other marine life.
Did you know that the trash poses a danger to us as well? Microplastics are a huge issue, they are less than five millimeters in diameter, and they are absorbed and consumed by smaller organisms, "small organisms that consume microplastics are eaten by larger animals, the toxic chemicals then become part of their tissues. In this way, the microplastic pollution migrates up the food chain, eventually becoming part of the food that humans eat," (National Geographic Society, 2019). Since we are taking in those toxins, we impact our own health and livelihood! If we change our habits we can create a win-win solution where our health benefits as well as the environment and health of marine life.
Changing our approach to how we use single-use plastics is essential for the survival of our world. Most of the marine pollution is due to the fact it is being washed and blown into the ocean. To win the battle against ocean pollution, we need to win the battle of eliminating single-use plastics in our lives and finding more sustainable products to replace them with. This week I challenge you to find bamboo toilet paper in your area and check out the prices of some other sustainable products! Check out this link for other sustainable materials to look out for and look for those eco-friendly labels!
https://mindseteco.co/sustainable-materials/
Cousteau, P. & Kaye, C. (2010). Going Blue. Free Spirit Publishing.
National Geographic Society. (2019). Marine Pollution.
Ezill, C. (2016). Eco-Friendly Product Labels: Your Guide to Better Understanding.
Off the coast, we have the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, located between Hawaii and California coming out to be twice the size of the state of Texas. According to a book called Going Blue, "the mass has been growing since the 1950s, and unless people intervene, this hunk of junk will continue to collect more and more waste- including discarded electronics, children's toys, and most of all, tons of nonbiodegradable plastic," (Kaye, Cousteau, p.73). Waste like this affects the daily life of fish and other marine life.
Did you know that the trash poses a danger to us as well? Microplastics are a huge issue, they are less than five millimeters in diameter, and they are absorbed and consumed by smaller organisms, "small organisms that consume microplastics are eaten by larger animals, the toxic chemicals then become part of their tissues. In this way, the microplastic pollution migrates up the food chain, eventually becoming part of the food that humans eat," (National Geographic Society, 2019). Since we are taking in those toxins, we impact our own health and livelihood! If we change our habits we can create a win-win solution where our health benefits as well as the environment and health of marine life.
Changing our approach to how we use single-use plastics is essential for the survival of our world. Most of the marine pollution is due to the fact it is being washed and blown into the ocean. To win the battle against ocean pollution, we need to win the battle of eliminating single-use plastics in our lives and finding more sustainable products to replace them with. This week I challenge you to find bamboo toilet paper in your area and check out the prices of some other sustainable products! Check out this link for other sustainable materials to look out for and look for those eco-friendly labels!
https://mindseteco.co/sustainable-materials/
Resources
Cousteau, P. & Kaye, C. (2010). Going Blue. Free Spirit Publishing.
National Geographic Society. (2019). Marine Pollution.
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