The Great Pacific plastic TRASH Island/Charles Moore

Do you have an ability to cut down on the amount of packaging and plastic you use?  We hope so.  Clearly, our mountains of trash are choking our oceans and marine life.

This is one of those crucible intersections between the economy/environment.  No government, at least currently, is going to totally ban the use of plastic bottles, containers, etc.  The industry is too big, the jobs too critical and they each country wants to remain competitive on a global basis.  They could ban such consumer use--there's plenty of good alternatives now, many of which are seen in organic packaging. 

As consumers, we need to lead the charge to better, smarter choices in our everyday lives.  Take a look at this very compelling (and shocking) video and be aware our trash ends up a very long way from our trash bins and local landfill.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=en4XzfR0FE8

Please take a look at this as well:  Please see my post on how to reduce your plastic consumption on my web site. http://www.maskaras.com/2009/02/25/lets-talk-trash/ A BBC coverage of what is…