Sustainability is key in having a safe environment, it is important to keep the
environment clean and animals safe. To accomplish this we need to stop
creating and using harmful product such as plastic straws to help keep the
environmental strong.
PLASTIC IS ONLY RECYCLED 9%
IN THE GLOBAL MARKET PLASTIC STRAWS MAKE UP 99%
SINCE 1975 PLASTIC POLITION RATE HAS GROWN 620%
HELPING THE ANIMALS IN THE
OCEAN
Sea creatures can be harmed
by plastic straws being stuck in
their throats or injested
USING ECO-FRIENDLY STRAWS
Eco-friendly straws provide a great
alternative for plastic straws
because they are compostable
They are now becoming more
popular in restaurants and other
institutions
Compotible straws are liked more
by the general public as they hold up
better than paper straws do
TRY REUSABLE STRAWS
Reusable straws can easily be
purchased in many retail stores
Different options for reusable straws
are:
Metal Straws
Bambo Straws
Glass Straws
Silicone Straws
WHY PLASTIC STRAWS ARE
THE WRONG CHOICE
64% of Canadians said they never
reused plastic straws in 2019
80%
437 million to 8.3 billion plastic
straws are on coastlines around the
world
80% of plastic makes up ocean debris
LET´S CREATE A BETTER WORLD
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