According to the Earth Day Network, every minute one garbage truck of plastic is dumped into our oceans. By 2050, there will be more plastic in the oceans than there are fish. Microplastics are ubiquitous in our waterways and fish who eat these are entering our food supply, with potentially disastrous health consequences. This affects all of life. We are all responsible and all must act. - Ameeta
"The true meaning of life is to plant trees, under whose shade you do not expect to sit." - Nelson Henderson
Editor's Note: According to the Earth Day Network, every minute one garbage truck of plastic is dumped into our oceans. By 2050, there will be more plastic in the oceans than there are fish. Microplastics are ubiquitous in our waterways and fish who eat these are entering our food supply, with potentially disastrous health consequences. This affects all of life. We are all responsible and all must act. - Ameeta
Kindness In the News
A Girl Scout wrote a heartfelt request to several CEOs. As a result, they cut down on use of millions of plastic straws to help save our oceans.
After their waste was not collected for one week at their apartment complex, a member reflected on his own waste generation and is now much more mindful of his impact.
This hard working group of volunteers has removed over 3 million pounds of toxic plastic debris from over 1,500 miles of critical and sensitive West coastal habitat.
Tippi Thole changed the way she shopped and lived. Within 14 weeks, her family’s weekly trash fit into a 2½-inch-tall Mason jar. Learn about the Zero Waste Movement.
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