Greenpeace Plastics Pyramid

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Greenpeace plastics pyramid.

It s used in packaging home furnishings children s toys automobile parts building materials hospital supplies and hundreds of other products. Supermarkets are starting to talk about what they need to do. Turtles drowning slowly in plastic. It is estimated that up to 12 million metric tons of plastic enter our ocean each year.

Whales starving to death because plastic garbage has blocked their stomachs. Greenpeace has developed a pyramid of plastics to assist those making material selection to avoid pvc use. Greenpeace supporters have challenged coca cola to use less plastic while countries like the uk have banned certain microplastics. Is proof you can build without pvc and don t have to sacrifice quality or looks he added.

The new greenpeace office at 702 h street nw in washington dc is a model of green design. The guidance focuses on the toxic characteristics of the potential alternative materials it provides a qualitative ranking based on environmental and health problems of pvc addressing the production additives product emissions during use disposal and recycling. The new greenpeace usa headquarters in washington d c. But we need to go much further to end the flow of plastics into the ocean.

Our oceans are slowly turning into a plastic soup and the effects on ocean life are chilling.