Ken Eaton

The issue is the plastic waste and where it ends up, not the plastic itself. Is it reused, is it repurposed, or is it recycled? Does it close the loop on the circular economy of plastic?

Ninety-one percent of all plastic ends up in a landfill!  That's right! In spite of our best efforts, only 9% of all plastic is recycled. 

Further, we use more plastic than we realize. It's not just the plastic that we buy in the stores and use, like water and soda bottles, it is also the plastic that is used to wrap cases of bottles you buy in the store, AND, the plastic that wraps the pallets of those cases that the store buys from its suppliers.  

Even if we were able to recycle more plastic (which DOES help, so please keep recycling), at some point that bottle, container, or other plastic article can no longer be recycled. What then?  

By choosing wisely what we buy, how we use it, and how we return it to the soil, individuals, businesses, and governments can make the choice for a sustainable future.