Eight million tons of plastic flow into the oceans, but whole straws are believed to compose only .025% of that waste. While a good deal of waste comes from abandoned fishing gear, most comes from mismanaged land waste and 85% of that from developing nations including China, India, Indonesia and many others.
By Dr. Jay Lehr and Dr. Jane Orient ~
One of the newest Greenpeace scare campaigns described in their literature says: “there is a sea of plastic garbage twice the size of Texas in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. “A new continent, Plastic Nation has emerged and threatens to kill the oceans in less than 10 years.”
Eight million tons of plastic flow into the oceans, but whole straws are believed to compose only .025% of that waste. While a good deal of waste comes from abandoned fishing gear, most comes from mismanaged land waste and 85% of that from developing nations including China, India, Indonesia and many others. The combined contribution of all countries in Europe and North America is believed to be less than 2%. And yet the State of California has banned plastic straws from restaurant tables and Seattle has banned plastic straws entirely.
Greenpeace is…
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