THIS CAMPAIGN IS ALIGNED WITH

4 OF THE 17 COMPONENTS OF THE

SUSTAINABLE Development
Goals:

Reasons to
compromise
single-use
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pLASTIC-FREE CAMPAIGN
 What are Single - Where does these pervasive materials end
up after used?
100 million marine animals die each
year from plastic waste alone.

Use Plastics?
100,000 marine animals die from
getting entangled in plastic yearly.

Single-use plastic products (SUPs) are used

Plastic ingestion can block
once, or for a short period of time, before being digestive tracts or pierced
thrown away. internal organs in wildlife. It can
12% 14% 70+% also choke and starve animals by
Common SUPs that are widely used include: thinking they’re full from eating
What are its detrimental effects? plastic.

Adverse impact to the environment

Adverse impact to human health
The extraction and transportation of
fossil fuels to make plastics emits an The toxic chemical additives and
annual estimate of 12.5 to 13.5 million pollutants found in plastics threaten
metric tons of carbon dioxide (Ford et human health on a global scale.
al.,2022).
Scientifically-proven health effects include
causing: Cancer
Changing hormone activity
(known as endocrine disruption)
Landfills also produce carbon dioxide and water vapor, and Cognitive impairment
trace amounts of oxygen, nitrogen, hydrogen, and non methane Lung Disease
organic compounds that also contribute to climate change and Humans may also Birth Defects
experience oxidative stress, cytotoxicity,
How long does these create smog if left uncontrolled. immune system disruption, neurotoxicity and transfer of MPs to
other tissues after being exposed to microplastics(Bhuyan,
materials degrade? At least 14 million tons of plastic 2022).
end up in the ocean every year,
and plastic makes up 80% of all Steps To a Better Future
marine debris found from surface
waters to deep-sea sediments.
Actions to take!
CUT DOWN ON SINGLE-USE PLASTICS
1 reusable bag=300 plastic bags/person
Adverse impact to the animals 1 reusable bottle=150 plastic bags/person
Plastic is toxic and can kill wildlife or
make them more susceptible to What to do with the discarded SUPs?
disease. Many animals become Upcycle! Upcycle! Upcycle!
trapped and injured by plastic and it
disrupts habitats, making it hard for
some species to live and breed
naturally, leading to depletions in
populations.