What is this?

You may know this, but that plastic fork you used at lunch, or that plastic water bottle you brought with you only to drink a little bit of water and throw it out, it doesn't end well. That plastic gets thrown out and ends up in the ocean, and sea life doesn't know what's happening. Turles mistake it for jellyfish, which is part of their diet, and eat it and get sick. Seals get caught in nets, anc crabs in plastic cups. Fish get stuck in it and it makes it hard for them to swim, and an easy target. We are killing our own animals and planet, and it's not fair. If we don't stop it now, it will get out of hand and ruin our planet. 

What can you do to help?

You can help this plastic crisis by bringing a reusable water bottle with you to places, and to stop buying plastic ones. Another way is to stop using plastic utensils, bring metal ones around with you! Same goes for straws, you can buy metal ones and use them. Styrofoam. Does your school use styrofoam to give out lunches? I know some school that do, and hundreds of styrofoam packages are used and thrown out every day. Styrofoam is so bad for the oceans, so we need a better solution to present to the school boards for this that is ocean-friendly but also COVID-friendly. If you have any other ideas to reduce the amount of plastic used, tell people. Make it happen and make it count! 

So what is this petition for?

The point of signing this petition is to have a signed petition with people agreeing that they think the amount of plastic used is too much, and that it's harming our ocean life! If we can get a lot of people to sign this petition, we can present it to someone who can make a change. Our goal is to make it so that you need to ask for a plastic straw or utensil at fast food places, so you stop just getting unnecessary plastic tools. Change the plastic.