You might wonder how plastic causes climate change. In the UK a large proportion of waste plastic is incinerated or shipped abroad, causing millions of tons of greenhouse gas emissions.
So next time you’re thinking about buying a soda in a plastic bottle, remember that it might end up in the atmosphere or the sea.
The best thing we can do is stop buying products in plastic packaging — which you’ve already taken steps towards during this 100-day challenge. But we also need to stop the government from shipping waste abroad or burning it and instead recycle it.
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