A while back when I discussed plastic pollution in my newsletter Talking Climate, I said the most important way we can cut it is not by recycling (only 8% is actually recycled) but rather by advocating for plastic bans where we live.
And now, guess what - there’s peer-reviewed evidence this works!
Find the article here: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adp9274
@kathhayhoe Alt text: screenshot of an article header "Plastic bag bans and fees reduce harmful bag litter on shorelines", with three images below it; a photo of a Target banner announcing they are not allowed to give out plastic bags anymore, someone (presumably cleaning shorelines) placing a plastic bag into a bucket with a gripper stick, and some kind of beaver floating in the water entangled in a plastic bag.
@eloy @kathhayhoe Ah, thanks. I never was any good at identifying animals :)
@joepie91 @kathhayhoe it's an otter :)