
Every day 16 MILLION plastic bottles go un-recycled in the UK.
Itās a plague of plastic that’s choking our rivers andĀ suffocating the oceanĀ — it’s even in our drinking water! But finally there’s hope.
The Environment Secretary is consideringĀ a revolutionary planĀ to give people a financial incentive to recycle. Itās aĀ complete no-brainer, but industry lobbyists and even supermarkets are fighting back, hard — and thereāsĀ just four days leftĀ in the consultation.
To drown them out we needĀ a tidal wave of public supportĀ to flood the consultation —Ā click to add your name and then share this with everyone, we have four days to make it massive:
Secretary Gove: End the Plastic Plague Now!
The plan is super simple: a small deposit is paid with every plastic bottle, which you get back when you recycle the bottle. In places like Germany and DenmarkĀ this same plan has taken recycling rates to over 90%.
More recycling means new plastic production would plummet. Weād use less oil, our beaches, birds, and brooks could breath again, AND our councils would actually save money from lower garbage collection and landfill costs.Ā Complete no-brainer.
Thereās no time to waste —Ā every minute another 10,000 bottles go un-recycled. With just four days left, letās make sure the Minister canāt back down now.Ā Add your name and then tell everyone:
Secretary Gove: End the Plastic Plague Now!
In the wild, a single plastic bottle can take 450 years to break down. Winning this would be a victory felt for centuries. Our great, great, great,Ā greatĀ grandchildren will walk on their beaches, birds circling overhead as the waves roll in, smiling back at us. Let’s make this happen now, for us, for them, and for our world.
https://secure.avaaz.org/campaign/en/plastic_pollution_uk_loc/?cmzEIlb
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