Regardless of recycling plastic or not, upwards of 79% ends up either in landfills or into our oceans and land. Clearly, in our world today we have a major plastic problem that is just one product of our economic system. In the recent months, you have probably seen the many campaigns in cities and by certain companies like Starbucks that have vowed to eliminate the plastic straw. Straws unfortunately only make up a tiny fraction of all plastic that ends up in the ocean, but a first step is always necessary in a long journey. Removing plastics from our everyday lives will […]