Reduce Plastic Packaging - Write and Request It
If you want change then you need to ask for it. You know plastic pollution is a major contributor to environmental degradation. According to the EPA (2018), in 2015, the United States generated 34.5 million tons of plastic waste. In 2017, the U.S. produced 80.1 million tons of product containers and packaging of which 14.5 million tons were plastic packaging and containers. If you want to stop polluting the environment with plastic, then you need to stop using it. Unfortunately, plastic is everywhere and almost everything you purchase is packaged in plastic. One way to reduce plastic pollution is to request that your favorite retail grocery store stop using single-use plastic and increase or add a bulk goods section. “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed, citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.” ― Margaret Mead The following is a sample letter that you can copy and paste or use this link to access the sample lette