[[link removed]]After making the long trek from the shoreline to the ocean for the very first
time, a baby sea turtle spots a small, shiny object flickering about in the
water. Assuming it is a fish, the baby turtle attempts to eat the floating item.

But WAIT, that’s not a fish! It’s actually a piece of plastic that could CHOKE and KILL the baby sea turtle. And if the turtle manages to ingest the plastic, it will
be at major risk of malnutrition, chemical contamination, or damaged internal organs.

Sadly, this could be the fate for many more baby sea turtles and other marine
life who mistake plastics for food, become entangled in it, or ingest its toxic
chemicals. OVER A MILLION SPECIES DIE every year from plastic pollution, and at this rate, scientists predict there
will be MORE PLASTIC THAN FISH in the sea by 2050 -- making it even harder for animals to discern what is
edible food and what is deadly plastic. Friend, please take action now to help STOP plastic
pollution from overrunning our oceans and killing baby sea turtles >>
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[[link removed]]Every piece of plastic that has ever been created still exists in some form on
this planet today -- because plastic never disappears. Instead, it just keeps breaking down into tinier and tinier microplastics that
end up in our water, our food, and our air.

Not only do plastics continue to accumulate in our environment every day, but
the process of producing plastic also has devastating impacts. Plastic
manufacturing facilities burn through huge amounts of fossil fuels and release
massive amounts of pollution. This exacerbates the climate crisis and puts
nearby communities -- primarily communities of color -- at significantly higher
risk of cancer and other serious illnesses.

But greedy plastic corporations have been steadily bumping production up at a
staggering rate of 9% every year. In fact, the plastic manufactured in just the first 10 years of this century is
more than the total produced in the ENTIRE last century! We must take URGENT action to combat the plastic pollution crisis before the
PLASTIC APOCALYPSE destroys our oceans and our planet. Will you add your name
now?
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[[link removed]]Thanks for defending our planet from plastic pollution.
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