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You and I
already know we are positively swimming in plastic. Our trash
overflows with it. Our oceans are morphing from ecosystems of
fish into piles of plastic trash. Even governments don't know
what to do with it — often tossing plastic onto other
countries' soil to have them deal with it. Even more shocking:
Of all of the plastic waste created in the world, it
turns out that just 20 businesses are responsible for
the vast majority of it. And of these 20 firms, every single one is
involved in producing either fossil fuels or chemicals, such
as oil- and gas-based petrochemicals, or sometimes
both.
Why are oil and gas companies so
interested in producing plastic? Because most plastic
is made of petroleum. Every year, more and more
greenhouse gas emissions are from plastic creation. Since most
single-use plastic is never reused and never recycled, this is
causing epic climate and pollution catastrophes for our
planet. Out of all these horrible, polluting VIPs, one ranks
the absolute worst: ExxonMobil of the U.S.A.
This Texan company accounts for more plastic waste pollution
than any other company on the entire planet, leaving our world
a huge, toxic legacy of never-ever-biodegrading refuse.
It's time to hold these companies accountable. Tell the Dirty Top 20 to stop producing wasteful
petrol-based plastic, and start producing Earth-friendly
alternatives instead!
Thank you,
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Miranda
The Care2 Petitions Team
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P.S. Plastic
production and climate change are tightly interconnected. Sign the petition to demand the dirtiest
companies take responsibility! |
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