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Avoid single-use plastics like drinking straws.

If you go shopping, don't forget to bring a cloth bag.

Recycle gum because... ...

Buy more bulk foods and less packaged goods.

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Plastic consumption has quadrupled in the last 30 years, driven by growth in emerging markets. The global production of plastic doubled from 2000 to 2019 and amounted to 460 million tons. Plastic accounts for 3.4% of global greenhouse gas emissions.

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Plastic takes hundreds of years to degrade, contains additives and adsorbs heavy metals, antibiotics, pesticides and other toxins. These are transported all over the planet.

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Chlorinated plastics can release harmful chemicals into the soil, which can then leach into nearby groundwater or other water sources. This can cause serious damage to the species that consume the water.

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The production and incineration of plastics contributes greatly to climate change. Plastic waste also chokes our waterways, pollutes our oceans, kills wildlife and infiltrates our food chain.