Dear China, Indonesia, the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam,
You dump more plastics into the worlds waterways than all other countries combined. We pledge to not travel to your countries and spend our money as long as you continue to pollute our oceans with plastic. We all share this planet and the waste you dump into the oceans is killing marine life and sea birds. As plastics break down they release toxins, toxins that are in the food chain which means it is in all of us. We will not support this and pledge not to travel to your countries until you enact meaningful reforms to stop this destructive practice.
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January 27, 2017
The momentum behind this initiative has grown significantly and surpassed my initial expectations. This level of engagement confirms that the public is unwilling to tolerate the continued destruction of our marine ecosystems.
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We must fight to maintain the beauty of our ecosystem. There is no excuse; we must take action to begin reversing the process; otherwise we risk the continued loss of sea life, and the deterioration of our oceanic ecosystem.
Very sad! However, as bad as those other countries are polluting our oceans, we also need to stop the pollution here in the USA. We too dump tons of plastic into the ocean everyday! It needs to stop worldwide!
Sighhhhhhhnnnnnnnnnnn! Plsss save our world
We only have one earth
Save our oceans from trash please .
Stop the trash. Save the planet.
Needs to stop! There's no excuse!
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Dear China, Indonesia, the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam,
You dump more plastics into the worlds waterways than all other countries combined. We pledge to not travel to your countries and spend our money as long as you continue to pollute our oceans with plastic. We all share this planet and the waste you dump into the oceans is killing marine life and sea birds. As plastics break down they release toxins, toxins that are in the food chain which means it is in all of us. We will not support this and pledge not to travel to your countries until you enact meaningful reforms to stop this destructive practice.
Updates
January 27, 2017
The momentum behind this initiative has grown significantly and surpassed my initial expectations. This level of engagement confirms that the public is unwilling to tolerate the continued destruction of our marine ecosystems.
12 Comments
Plastics never degrade and leach out human health hazards. We must stop dumping them into the waters NOW1
We must fight to maintain the beauty of our ecosystem. There is no excuse; we must take action to begin reversing the process; otherwise we risk the continued loss of sea life, and the deterioration of our oceanic ecosystem.
Very sad! However, as bad as those other countries are polluting our oceans, we also need to stop the pollution here in the USA. We too dump tons of plastic into the ocean everyday! It needs to stop worldwide!
Sighhhhhhhnnnnnnnnnnn! Plsss save our world
We only have one earth
Save our oceans from trash please .
Stop the trash. Save the planet.
Needs to stop! There's no excuse!
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Plastics never degrade and leach out human health hazards. We must stop dumping them into the waters NOW1