#Environment
Target:
we will send it out via social media
Region:
United States of America

As you may know, plastic is non-biodegradable and our use of plastic, mainly straws, are polluting the ocean rapidly killing marine lives. According to strawlessocean.org, the United States alone uses approximately 500 million plastic straws every single day. Scientists have also estimated that at this rate of consumption, by 2050 there will be more plastic straws than fish in the ocean. It is also projected that by 2050, 99% of all sea bird species will have ingested plastic. Research have shown that plastic is already present in our sea salt, 94% of U.S. tap water, and shell fish. The University of Hawaii published a study revealing that when plastic gets exposed to their environment, like the sun and sea, it will release methane and ethylene, two threatening greenhouse gases, intensifying the rate of global warming. Although, banning plastic straws in only a small course of action, it is the step in the right direction.

We are undersigned, call on the U.S. to eliminate plastic straws and other plastic utensils because they are polluting the oceans and landfills in the us which has a great impact on our lives.

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The Ban Straws and All Plastic Utensils petition to we will send it out via social media was written by allison mazukelli and is in the category Environment at GoPetition.

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Straws plastic utensils