Do Something Fantastic -cut the Plastic

 

web sites and resources for more information on a plastic free life

 

 http://ecowatch.com/2014/04/07/22-facts-plastic-pollution-10-things-can-do-about-it/

 

 

 

 

Enough plastic is thrown away each year to circle the earth four times.

 

The average American throws away approximately 185 pounds of plastic per year.

 

Plastic accounts for around 10 percent of the total waste we generate.

 

The production of plastic uses around eight percent of the world’s oil production (bioplastics are not a good solution as they require food source crops).