May 6, 2019
80% of of ocean pollution consists of
plastics so in August
2014, California became the first state
to enact legislation imposing a statewide ban on
single-use plastic bags at large retail
stores. The bill also required a 10-cent minimum charge for
recycled paper bags,
reusable plastic bags, and
compostable bags at certain locations.
Now, new regulations prohibit the sale of plastic bottles at events
held on city owned property in San Francisco and government
agencies may not purchase bottled water. Other cities have already
begun enacting bans like S.F. which gives us all a little
hope.
Water bottle plastics are unhealthy for people and the environment. Pathogens from water bottles thrown away as trash destroy ocean life and coral reefs are dying quicker than ever due to the high levels of plastic pollution. Garbage patches have grown to unfathomable sizes in the pacific ocean and it's all our fault. Bottles often contain BPA which is a known hormone disruptor in humans.
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