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WHY BOTTLE CAPS
WRF 2017 RICHARD ANTHONY ZERO WASTE USA
OCEAN PLASTICS
• 75-80% OF ALL TRASH IN THE OCEAN IS PLASTIC
• APPROXIMATELY 5-8 MILLION TONS OF PLASTIC WASTE ENTER THE OCEANS ANNUALLY
• 51 TRILLION PIECES OF PLASTIC DEBRIS IN THE OCEAN (UNEP)
• AN ESTIMATED 700 MARINE SPECIES ARE IMPACTED
SEABIRDS HEAVILY IMPACTED
• 90% OF SEABIRDS HAVE INGESTED PLASTIC
• SOME FORAGERS FIND THEIR FOOD BY SNIFFING OUT DIMETHYL SULFIDE - RELEASED BY FISH AND KRILL MUNCHING ON ALGAE
• WHEN PLASTICS ACCUMULATE ALGAE, IT ACTS AS A FOOD BELL
AB 319 (MARK STONE)
• REQUIRES CAPS ATTACHED TO THE BOTTLE OR BEVERAGE CONSUMED WITHOUT REMOVING CAP
• GOAL: DECREASE THE CAP LITTER; INCREASE RECYCLING
• BOTTLE CAPS TYPICALLY MADE FROM RECYCLABLE POLYPROPYLENE (PP)
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