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Why Do You Eat Plastic Every Time You Eat A Mussel?
And why your unnecessary need for plastic has something to do with it.
According to WWF, plastic water pollution reaches a breaking point.
— Hey boss, what does that mean?
— Here is what it means, boy!
See this cute little fish? He’s going to take what’s above him for food. Oh poor Nemo, he was unlucky this time. But it’s not just bad luck for him. He might be eaten by a bigger fish that might end up on your plate.
That’s between 19 and 23 million tons of plastic that end up in the oceans every year. I hear you coming, buddy :
— Yeah but, not really my bad, you know?
— No? How many plastic bottles do you use each year to drink… water? How many times did you buy stuff that you have could purchase in bulk?
Let me give you three pieces of advice I wish I had known when I decided to reduce my plastic consumption. It may save you from walking around like a fish in a bowl (I was that fish in another life, I know what I’m talking…
