Take the Plastics Pledge

There is a section of the Pacific Ocean twice the size of the continental United States called the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. Within it, 100 million tons of plastic swirl in a vortex of currents. There is so much plastic in the water that it outnumbers zooplankton by six to one!

This plastic ends up in the stomachs of marine birds and animals. In fact, one million seabirds and 100,000 marine mammals die globally each year due to ingestion of or entanglement in plastics.

Plastic is forever, with virtually every piece of petroleum based plastic ever made still in existence. That's why it's so critical to our oceans and beaches that we dramatically reduce our use of plastics, especially single-use plastics, starting today.

You can make a difference for our world's oceans, waves and beaches -- pledge to rise above plastics today.

I commit to do my part to rise above plastics and protect the world's oceans, waves and beaches from plastic pollution. I will do this by:

- Using reusable bottles for my water and other drinks. By using just one reusable bottle, I will keep 167 single-use plastic bottles from entering the environment.

- Using cloth bags for groceries and other purchases. For each reusable bag I use, I will save approximately 400 plastics from being used.

- Recycling the plastic bags and bottles I already have. For every thirteen plastic bags I don't use, I will save enough petroleum to drive a car one mile.
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    • This petition has a goal of 5000 signatures
    1-25 of 3836 signatures
    Number Date Name How will you Rise Above ...
    3836 Wed Jun 19 07:12:02 EDT 2013 Tanja Peltomäki by volunteering
    3835 Sat Jun 08 19:45:44 EDT 2013 Kent Noonan By discontinuing my use of as much plastic as I can
    3834 Thu Jun 06 10:48:23 EDT 2013 Lucy Adson Get the word out.
    3833 Mon Jun 03 12:51:03 EDT 2013 Anonymous
    3832 Mon Jun 03 12:48:54 EDT 2013 Anonymous
    3831 Thu May 30 22:43:15 EDT 2013 Anonymous Buy never accepting single use plastic grocery bags and always use reusable ones. Never, ever use plastic bottles. Find products with less packaging, pack kids lunches in tin boxes only/reusable lunch More....
    3830 Tue May 28 17:40:21 EDT 2013 C. Scott Make sure all plastic can and bottle holders are kept away from birds that could get caught around their necks. By not using plastic drink bottles.
    3829 Sat May 25 17:52:42 EDT 2013 Bruni Boyden Buy paper, otherwise dispose of properly. Thank you !!!
    3828 Tue May 21 13:52:16 EDT 2013 jay zelcer stop buying plastic water bottles and use a resuable bottle wen i go to the beach
    3827 Sun May 19 18:08:37 EDT 2013 Freddy Larsson
    3826 Sun May 19 09:40:46 EDT 2013 George Genev
    3825 Sat May 18 22:28:14 EDT 2013 Marie C. I will try my best to recycle every piece of plastic I come across.
    3824 Sat May 18 18:54:35 EDT 2013 Anonymous reduce my use of plastic bags, bring cloth bags to the grocer and stores,
    3823 Fri May 17 15:08:29 EDT 2013 Julie Wilcox
    3822 Fri May 10 14:54:13 EDT 2013 Mary Royer I will commit to the above and also inform as many people as possible so they'll commit as well.
    3821 Sun May 05 13:00:12 EDT 2013 Melanie Andrus
    3820 Fri May 03 04:45:25 EDT 2013 Anonymous
    3819 Fri May 03 04:45:24 EDT 2013 Leila Anastasi
    3818 Tue Apr 30 17:17:26 EDT 2013 Julia Chase I will start using reusable water bottles instead of plastic water bottles
    3817 Mon Apr 29 14:44:43 EDT 2013 Shianne Olsen-Kacalek 202 -->201I will only use reusable bottles, carry a reusable bag, and pick up any trash I see whenever I can-may it be hiking, boating, snowboarding, surfing, skateboarding or any other activity I participate in
    3816 Mon Apr 29 00:51:29 EDT 2013 Joanne Baca I will discontinue buying plastic water bottles and use only reusable bottles for drinks. I won't use plastic bags at the store any longer.
    3815 Sat Apr 27 20:16:45 EDT 2013 Sandra Ciresi I recycle everything plastic every week. I use ball glass canning jars for storage. I do not buy water in plastic bottles.
    3814 Wed Apr 24 22:03:44 EDT 2013 Angie Montana
    3813 Wed Apr 24 12:36:00 EDT 2013 Gina Lucariello
    3812 Tue Apr 23 03:51:12 EDT 2013 Marlena Yarberro I will reuse plastic bottles and recycle when through!
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