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wearegreenguardians · 7 months

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Hello! We are Green Guardians, and welcome to our blog.

The use of single-use plastics is not just a threat to the environment but also to human health. The amount of plastic waste being discarded every day is increasing exponentially and the effects of this littering and improper disposal are becoming increasingly apparent.

In this blog, we will discuss the various ways in which we can end single-use plastics by promoting sustainable alternatives, educating people on the issues. we hope to inspire you to join the effort to end single-use plastics and to contribute towards a more sustainable future.

It is important to spread awareness of the significant negative impacts of single-use plastics on the environment and human health. We can do this by engaging in conversations and discussions with our friends, family, and community, sharing information on social media, and participating in activities that raise awareness. The more people understand the issues associated with single-use plastics, the more likely they are to support the efforts to end their use and transition to more sustainable alternatives

Today, we have taken the first step in our fight against single-use plastics by signing a petition with Greenpeace. With this step, we are joining the movement to end the use of single-use plastics and promote more sustainable solutions. We stand in solidarity with Greenpeace in their efforts to protect our planet and its resources for generations to come. The time is now to act against the destruction caused by single-use plastics and to choose sustainable alternatives. Together, we can make a difference and create a better future for all.

And lastly to reduce reliance on single-use plastics is to use reusable tumblers instead. These tumblers can be made of various materials, such as stainless steel, glass, or silicone, and can be used for years. Reusable tumblers are a great alternative to single-use cups and bottles made of plastic or other throwaway materials. Using reusable tumblers can help to lower plastic wastes and reduce litter. Using these tumblers can be a practical solution for reducing our use of single-use plastics and contributing towards a more sustainable future.

Thank you for joining us on this journey to end our use of single-use plastics. By spreading awareness, using reusable tumblers, signing petitions and supporting Green Peace, and encouraging more sustainable alternatives, we can create a world free from the destructive effects of single-use plastics. We hope to inspire you to take action and make changes in your life to reduce the use of single-use plastics and to encourage others to do the same. Let us continue making a difference together for the health and well-being of our planet and the future generations to come.

#nature #endplastic #earth #guardians #greenpeaceph #environment #education #greenpeace #greenguardian #pollution #advocacy #BreakFreeFromPlastic #FightPlasticPollution

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godwyyyyn · 2 years

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Q: committing yourself to resolve the issues you have identified, what are your actions that will become part of your personal advocacy? A: I'll do everything in my power to avert disaster. I believe that part of my personal advocacy is that I care for our environment and for the people or animals in the streets who can suffer a lot from plastic, such as floods and etc. Because not all individuals will care about their surroundings.

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donkies11 · 2 years

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Reposted from @communityreusables Happy Reuse day🌈🍓💯🐸 We are celebrating 150 cups checked out through #cupofjoesmillvalley @equatorcoffees @juicegirlmv @milliescrepeandcreme. Thank you from the bottom of our returnable cup 💋- all those who have signed up for free and hero membership- We love all ya all♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️ #communtyreusables #millvalley #reusableculture #climatemovement #climateaction #californiaagainstwaste #reusablemillvalley #millvalley#marincounty #zerowastemarin #upstream #reusableisthetakeaway #upstreamsolutions #reuse #circulareconomy #thefutureisreusable #welovereusables #reusebusinesses #betterwaythanthrowaw #breakfreefromplastic #reusableisthetakeaway #reusemovement #beyondplastic #millvalleyrefuse (at Mill Valley, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/Choaiq2OpNE/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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cedifop · 2 years

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personal-blog243 · 3 months

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alwaysswitchedon · 11 months

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Happy #EnvironmentDay 2023: Antarctica – for peace and science

Environment Day 2023: Antarctica – for peace and science. #WhoStoleOurOceans #OurOceansOurFuture #OceansNotOil #WaterAndOilDontMix #ClimateJustice #WaterIsLife #EnvironmentDay #BeatPlasticPollution #EcosystemRestoration #GoGreen #NoPlastic #BreakFreeFromPlastic #EndPlasticWaste #ChooseToRefuse #RefillRevolution #Sustainability #ZeroWaste #ecofriendly #environment #recycling #ClimateChange #SaveThePlanet #BeTheChange #GoodCause #ProtectOurEnvironment #CircularEconomy #StopPollution #ClimateAction #ClimateCrisis #ClimateEmergency #ClimateJusticeNow #ActNow

On Environment Day, 5 June 2023, Extinction Rebellion staged a performance protest to highlight the call to the Antarctic Treaty Consultative Parties currently meeting in Finland to support the proposal for a “forever ban” on fossil fuel exploration and exploitation in Antarctica. The short theatrical piece featured Oil Execs / Bad People pouring oil onto an iceberg, which represents the…

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clubcabana-posts · 11 months

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It is a gift to our environment to have a water park without plastic. Unwrap this present and build a cleaner, healthier future for our planet on this World Environment Day.....

#WorldEnvironmentDay #ClubCabana #WaterPark #beatplasticpollution #environment #WorldEnvironmentDay2023 #sustianability #plasticwaste #BreakFreeFromPlastic

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earaercircular · 2 years

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Environmentalists demand reusable, refillable packaging from biggest plastic polluters

Over 400 organisations have joined forces to demand that the five biggest plastic polluters commit to transparent, ambitious and accountable reuse and refill systems.

In an open letter, organisations and members of the #breakfreefromplastic movement[1], including City to Sea[2], Greenpeace[3] and Friends of the Earth[4], have called on the CEOs of Coca-Cola, PepsiCo, Nestle, Unilever and Procter and Gamble to address the environmental, social and health impacts that their plastic use is having on communities disproportionally from the Global South. The letter was published on World Refill Day[5].

In the face of climate catastrophe, more than 400 signatories said plastics would add more than 850 million metric tons of greenhouse gases to the atmosphere in a single year, equivalent to 189 new 500 MW coal-fired power plants, and stressed that the production of the material is expected to rise by 40% over the next decade, driven in large part by single-use plastic packaging.

Plastics industry is responsible for climate crisis

The said companies all buy packaging from manufacturers supplied with plastic resin or petrochemicals by well-known fossil fuel producers like ExxonMobil, Shell, Chevron Phillips, Ineos, and Dow, the statement adds.

“The role of the plastics industry and the climate crisis cannot be separated. One report estimates that if the entire lifecycle of plastic were a country, it would be the fifth-largest emitter of greenhouse gases in the world,” the environmentalists pointed out.

In addition to fuelling the climate crisis, the production, use, and disposal of plastic create toxic pollution that harms both people and the planet. Plastic production and disposal, especially via incineration or landfill, disproportionately impact communities of colour, low-income communities and indigenous communities by polluting the air, water, and soil.

At the same time, the toxic chemicals in plastic packaging and products cause irreparable damage to the environment, wildlife, and our own health through everyday use.

Reveal, reduce, reinvent

Signatories including businesses, campaigners and faith groups have stated that for the companies to move their reputations from “big pollution” to “big solution” they need to urgently:

Reveal the full extent of their plastic footprint if they do not already do so. This is a core part of accountability and essential if corporations are to reduce their plastic footprint. Reporting should be per single-use plastic item, as well as by weight.

Reduce the amount of plastic they use by setting ambitious, transparent targets, and supporting action plans on how to achieve them. Then, prioritise achieving those targets.

Reinvent their packaging to allow for refill and reuse. To do this, they should commit to collaborating with other companies to standardize reusable packaging and build shared reuse systems and infrastructure.

Recent polling in 28 countries around the world revealed the vast majority of people agree that manufacturers and retailers should take responsibility for reducing, reusing, and recycling plastic packaging, with a global average of 85%.

Coca-Cola is responsible for one fifth of the entire world’s production of PET – polyethylene terephthalate, #breakfreefromplastic said, citing its Brand Audit[6], in which it found more Coca-Cola-branded waste than the next two top polluters combined.

World Refill Day, June 16, is a global campaign to prevent plastic pollution and help people live with less waste. It is run by British organization City to Sea.

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Igor Todorović, Environmentalists demand reusable, refillable packaging from biggest plastic polluters, in: Balkan Green Energy News, 17-06-2022, https://balkangreenenergynews.com/environmentalists-demand-reusable-refillable-packaging-from-biggest-plastic-polluters/

[1] The #breakfreefromplastic Movement is a global movement envisioning a future free from plastic pollution. Since its launch in 2016, more than 11,000 organizations and individual supporters from across the world have joined the movement to demand massive reductions in single-use plastics and to push for lasting solutions to the plastic pollution crisis. BFFP member organizations and individuals share the common values of environmental protection and social justice, and work together through a holistic approach in order to bring about systemic change under the #breakfreefromplastic core pillars. This means tackling plastic pollution across the whole plastics value chain - from extraction to disposal – focusing on prevention rather than cure and providing effective solutions. https://www.breakfreefromplastic.org/about/

[2] City to Sea is an environmental organisation, campaigning to stop plastic pollution at source. It was founded in Bristol in 2015, by environmental campaigner Natalie Fee. It works with communities, businesses, and everyday activists around the world to provide practical solutions to the plastic problem. https://www.citytosea.org.uk/about-city-to-sea/

[3] Greenpeace is an independent global campaigning network. Greenpeace was founded in Canada in 1971 by Irving Stowe and Dorothy Stowe, immigrant environmental activists from the United States. Greenpeace states its goal is to "ensure the ability of the Earth to nurture life in all its diversity" and focuses its campaigning on worldwide issues such as climate change, deforestation, overfishing, commercial whaling, genetic engineering, and anti-nuclear issues. It uses direct action, lobbying, research, and ecotage to achieve its goals. The network comprises 26 independent national/regional organisations in over 55 countries across Europe, the Americas, Africa, Asia and the Pacific, as well as a co-ordinating body, Greenpeace International, based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. https://www.greenpeace.org/international/explore/about/history/

[4] Friends of the Earth International (FoEI) is an international network of environmental organizations in 73 countries. The organization was founded in 1969 in San Francisco by David Brower, Donald Aitken and Gary Soucie after Brower's split with the Sierra Club because of the latter's positive approach to nuclear energy. The founding donation of $500,000 (in 2019 USD) was provided by Robert Orville Anderson, the owner of Atlantic Richfield oil company. It became an international network of organizations in 1971 with a meeting of representatives from four countries: U.S., Sweden, the UK and France. FoEI currently has a secretariat (based in Amsterdam, Netherlands) which provides support for the network and its agreed major campaigns. https://friendsoftheearth.eu/who-we-are/

[5] World Refill Day on 16th June is a global public awareness campaign to prevent plastic pollution and help people live with less waste. As a global movement, we have the power to create a wave of change and show businesses, brands and governments that we still want to see action on plastic and reuse is the solution. https://www.awarenessdays.com/awareness-days-calendar/world-refill-day-2022/#:~:text=World%20Refill%20Day%20on%2016th,and%20reuse%20is%20the%20solution.

[6] https://www.breakfreefromplastic.org/brandaudit2021/

#circular economy #recycling plastics #avoiding plastics

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surveyoptimus-blog · 2 years

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“Plastic will be the main ingredient of all our grandchildren’s recipes.”

-Anthony T. Hincks

Government of India bans single use plastic paving the path to a cleaner anvuronment and future.

Tell us in the comments your views regarding the same.

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#plasticban #singleuseplastic #BeatPlasticPollution #plasticpollution #plasticfree #zerowaste #plastic #savetheplanet #environment #ecofriendly #pollution #recycle #climatechange #sustainability #noplastic #plasticwaste #ocean #singleuseplastic #beachcleanup #plasticfreeoceans #reuse #nature #sustainableliving #breakfreefromplastic #plasticfreeliving #plasticpollutes #sustainable #saynotoplastic #zerowasteliving #gogreen #reducereuserecycle

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jimabernethy · 3 years

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#Repost @blueoceanaction @download.ins --- Reposted from @ecowizard I have the deepest respect for those divers 🤯 Some true heroes at work saving this #shark 🙌 📸 Credits : @thedodo . . #reuse #reduce #recycle #recycling #recycled #wastefree #zerowastelife #zerowastehome #zerowasteliving #zerowasteholiday #noplanetb #environmentallyconscious #savetheplanet #sustainableliving #saveourplanet #savetheearth #breakfreefromplastic #anticonsumption #saynotoplastic #noplastic #blueoceanaction @shark.finning.awareness @sharking.ig @sharkgirlmadison @sharkeducation @sharksdaily @sharks.realm @sharkstewards @sharksclub @sharkguardian @discoversharks https://www.instagram.com/p/CSuxjsfpUo0/?utm_medium=tumblr

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godwyyyyn · 2 years

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Q: what are the facts or information that you have analyzed that led you to reflect better on the positive effects of your planned solutions or actions?

A: I believe that the planned solution will have a positive impact in that many youth must learn how to properly dispose of plastic trash in trash cans because the majority of plastic consumers are young people.

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whaletalesorg · 3 years

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Plastic Free July is almost over! How did you do? What changes will you be keeping all year to help #beatplasticpollution?⠀⠀⠀ #whaletales #talesofsavingwhales #plasticfreejuly #breakfreefromplastic #beplasticwise @plasticfreejuly #stopsucking #choosetorefuse #savethewhales https://www.instagram.com/p/CSAR1kFhLuv/?utm_medium=tumblr

#beatplasticpollution #whaletales #talesofsavingwhales #plasticfreejuly #breakfreefromplastic #beplasticwise #stopsucking #choosetorefuse #savethewhales

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alwaysswitchedon · 2 years

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#EndPlasticWaste: Sign up for free kerbside recycling along the Cape Town Marathon route

End Plastic Waste: Sign up for free kerbside recycling along the Cape Town Marathon route. #Refuse #Reduce #Reuse #Refill #Upcycle #Recycle #GoGreen #NoPlastic #BreakFreeFromPlastic #EndPlasticWaste #ChooseToRefuse #RefillRevolution #Sustainability #ZeroWaste #ecofriendly #environment #recycling #climatechange #SaveThePlanet #PlasticPollution #nature #green #waste #HoodUplift #BeTheChange #GoodCause #ProtectOurEnvironment #CircularEconomy #RunForSomething #StopPollution #ClimateAction #ClimateCrisis #ClimateEmergency #ClimateJusticeNow #ActNow

Global sports brand adidas is calling on residents living in suburbs along the Sanlam Cape Town Marathon route to register this week for two months of free kerbside recycling collections taking place from mid-October to mid-December 2022. Eligible suburbs include Woodstock, Observatory, Rondebosch, Newlands, Claremont, Rosebank, Mowbray, Salt River and District Six. Suburbs that already have…

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#ChooseToRefuse #NoPlastic #Reduce #Reuse #Recycle

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nidhime · 3 years

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What is Green Technology?

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upanddaun · 3 years

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Why don't we buy bulk fruits and veggies only? As plastic waste pollutes the planet it is our responsibility to make simple changes in our everyday lifes. Heaps of plastic packaging end up in developing countries where our environment is contaminated even further and peoples' health is at risk. Plastic litter has become a huge global challenge that we need to tackle asap!