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In the 1967 movie “The Graduate”, Dustin Hoffman’s character, fresh out of college, is given sage advice about what business to pursue. Plastic, his future father-in law tells him, guarantees a golden future. In the 1960’s no one would have thought that plastic – that boon to the economy, that symbol of modern convenience would wreak havoc in our oceans, turning them into environmental disaster zones. Plastic accounts for 90 percent of the garbage in the ocean, and according to the UN Environmental Program, one square mile of ocean contains 46,000 pieces of floating plastic. Six times more plastic than plankton currently floats in our oceans.
Much of the plastic in the Pacific Ocean has swirled together to form two Garbage Patches. There is the Eastern Garbage Patch, currently twice the size of Texas, located in the waters between California and Hawaii; order imitrex online.There is also another Garbage Patch, christened the Western Garbage Patch, which is east of Japan and west of Hawaii.
You can imagine the damage plastic is causing to marine animals that ingest it or become tangled up in it. If you’d like vivid proof, go to Google Images and type in Great Pacific Garbage Patch – then be prepared to weep or get very angry or both.
When I’d first read about the Garbage Patch a few years ago, it was the size of Texas. How could it have doubled in size in only a few years? And how could another patch have formed in so little time? For the answer, all I have to do is look around my neighborhood.
I live in a nice, modest, neighborhood in Van Nuys, California and the amount trash in the streets is appalling. Part of the problem is that we don’t have street cleaning in our neighborhood. When I called the city to complain, I was told there would be no additional street cleaning routes because of budget shortfalls. I was told by the city I could sponsor a public trash can. Great idea – order imitrex online.Problem is order imitrex online, I’ve seen too much garbage accumulated around trash cans to have faith in public receptacles.Littering no longer makes you a social pariah. People of all ages and races just toss things on the ground without a moment’s hesitation.
The majority of curbside catch basins are not grated order imitrex online, so every bit of garbage on the street is swept into the storm drains and out to the Pacific. Many curbside catch basins in my area are literally stuffed with trash. Once in the ocean, much of our local trash will hook up with the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. Since plastic doesn’t biodegrade, it will remain in the ocean virtually forever or until eaten by a marine animal, mistaking it for food. Just as we have seen the global impact of the financial meltdown, so too, the casual toss of water bottle onto the street, impacts the global trash heap.
I know, I know – more negative news. We are all weary of the steady harangue of terrible, calamitous and outrageous news stories. But talk brings change. If we all find a few ways to quit our addiction to the convenience of plastic, we actually will make the world a better place. Here is what one small business owner has done. The commercial casting company where I free-lance, has recently taken steps to reduce plastic use. I want to give a shout out to Broad-Cast owner, Dan Cowan. He recently did away with individual plastic water bottles, all plastic utensils as well as paper plates and cups. When clients come for a callback session, water is served from elegant glass bottles and poured into real glasses. Not only does this look more appealing, but the business is saving money by eliminating water delivery and the purchase of plastic items. Kudos to Dan Cowan for a smart business decision that has huge benefits to the environment.
Dan has inspired me. I’ve made the decision to stop buying water in plastic bottles. A Brita filter on the faucet and reusable water bottles for workouts has enabled my family to eliminate plastic water bottles. So, why not find one way to eliminate your plastic use. Who knows how many people in turn will be inspired by your actions. After all, we’re all swimming in the same ocean.

Jan Bina
Blogger for In The Trenches Productions, the first entertainment website for women over 40 on the web.
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