Hello,
If we stay on our current course, in 30 years the ocean will have more plastic in it than fish.
That won’t just destroy marine life. It will have irreparable harm on human health -- as toxins leach from our waste into the food chain. Increased risks of cancer, birth defects, immunodeficiencies, and impaired childhood development will follow as the poison we put in the planet’s seas makes its way back onto our plate.
Democrats in Congress have proposed a solution: The Break Free From Plastic Pollution Act. The bill would halt construction of more plastic production plants until the EPA has a chance to assess the damage already done. Then, the healing would begin -- as single-use plastics would slowly be phased out starting in 2022.
And finally, the big corporations who allowed so much plastic into our oceans in the first place will have to pay the price, as the legislation would make them responsible for cleaning up the mess they created.
Right now, the bill has not made it past “Grim Reaper” Mitch McConnell and his legislative graveyard. That’s why we’re asking for a grassroots push.
Thank you,
The WDTO Team
