Earthcare St. Ben's

It's fascinating that plastic began as a natural product from rubber trees before becoming a petrochemically-dominated product.

When I bring up interesting facts about plastics, friends and family members are interested. I discover that others share my concerns and want to do something about it. So, I invite them to the Beyond Plastic Ecochallenge!

Labeling should make clear that plastics are never really fully recycled in the way most people think. Plastics don't break down into harmless constituent parts. Instead, they fragment into smaller and smaller pieces such that they can enter our our food and our bodies. Maybe, plastics should be labeled truthfully like cigarettes -- dangerous...

Wow! I knew that plastics are made from fossil fuels, but I didn't fully appreciation the over 10,000 chemicals that go into plastics and the thousands that raise serious health concerns. Our government needs to take action to research these effects and protect our health.

We can beat the stranglehold plastics has on our lives. I'm eager to see how far we can to make a difference and enjoy doing it so that it's sustainable.