You can learn more about the threats plastic pose and what you can do to protect yourself, your community, and wildlife,

by tuning in to the TedX conference on the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. Today, Saturday, November 6.

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We’re spending way too much time debating “whether” we should rid our culture of plastics.

We should. 

Now.

NOTE: These photographs of albatross chicks were made just a few weeks ago on Midway Atoll, a tiny stretch of sand and coral near the middle of the North Pacific. Says Chris Johnson, “On this diet of human trash, every year tens of thousands of albatross chicks die on Midway from starvation, toxicity, and choking.

“To document this phenomenon as faithfully as possible, not a single piece of plastic in any of these photographs was moved, placed, manipulated, arranged, or altered in any way.

“These images depict the actual stomach contents of baby birds in one of the world’s most remote marine sanctuaries, more than 2000 miles from the nearest continent.”

Take a look at the rest of Chris’ photos, then take stock of how much plastic you use. Do you see how many bottle caps are in the birds’ stomachs? If you’re still drinking water, soda and juice from plastic bottles, isn’t it time, at the very least, to switch to reusable water bottles and drinks in cans? Get more suggestions to live life plastic-free at FakePlasticFish.

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