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.

This petition has a goal of 5000 signatures

1-25 of 99 signatures

Number	Date	Name
99	Mon Feb 08 18:48:05 EST 2010	Adam Priseler	Change begins at home.
98	Mon Feb 08 12:48:25 EST 2010	Jason Chisholm
97	Fri Feb 05 17:41:58 EST 2010	Nancy Abbey
96	Fri Feb 05 12:40:11 EST 2010	H.L. Dyer
95	Fri Feb 05 08:49:56 EST 2010	Ashley Nasello	I already do these things! I even have a recycling bin in my classroom for the plastic bottles the students use. Now my principal says he will start a school-wide one!
94	Fri Feb 05 00:04:18 EST 2010	Gale Kelsey
93	Thu Feb 04 18:04:47 EST 2010	Paula von Weller
92	Thu Feb 04 14:14:34 EST 2010	Zoe Eisenpress
91	Wed Feb 03 20:45:59 EST 2010	Michael Lane	plastic is evil.
90	Wed Feb 03 19:09:03 EST 2010	Chloe Groom	Imagine our children not being able to enjoy the gorgeous sight of dolphins playing through sparkling waters. In Hawaii, there are beaches that have piles of washed up plastics over 3 feet tall!!!! ...
89	Wed Feb 03 19:06:41 EST 2010	Chloe Groom
88	Tue Feb 02 14:13:20 EST 2010	Lynn Reeser
87	Tue Feb 02 01:52:56 EST 2010	Sofia Every
86	Mon Feb 01 23:58:26 EST 2010	Hannah Evans
85	Mon Feb 01 23:50:59 EST 2010	Robert Bonfante
84	Mon Feb 01 21:13:36 EST 2010	Conor Boyle	No more water bottles! Save your wallet, save the world!
83	Mon Feb 01 12:11:43 EST 2010	lee hart
82	Sun Jan 31 16:31:20 EST 2010	Rich Longtin
81	Sun Jan 31 15:56:09 EST 2010	Anonymous
80	Sat Jan 30 16:29:58 EST 2010	Mariya Gold
79	Sat Jan 30 08:36:47 EST 2010	Lush Swansea	We only use recycled paper bags and encourage you to use your own. This is not CSR, it's common sense. LP
78	Sat Jan 30 03:53:35 EST 2010	Lora Lamm	retailers: please, please encourage your customers to use reusable bags instead of your single-use plastic bags.
77	Fri Jan 29 14:28:43 EST 2010	Deja Lizer	how can it have gotten so bad? how could we all have been led down this path for so long with few people asking questions? how can sperm whales be washing ashore with plastic bags strangling their ...
76	Fri Jan 29 13:35:39 EST 2010	Russ Terrana	Santa Crus Jobs.com
75	Fri Jan 29 12:28:22 EST 2010	Vicki Tackett

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