Do a simple thing: sign this petition asking McDonald’s to stop using plastic straws. While you’re at it, reconsider your use of both almost instantly disposable plastic, like straws, cups, water bottles and cutlery, and really, all plastic. Over and over the news is full of the damage which all plastic does once it’s disposed of; why be complicit?
Many years ago public action helped end McDonald’s use of Styrofoam serving dishes, so public action can be effective!
To see a short video go here; to see the full sea turtle video, head here.
The rest of this post is a copy of a request from a Care2 Action Alerts alert which they emailed me.
“A viral video showing a team of researchers attempting to remove an obstruction from the nose of a sea turtle painful to watch. At the end of the struggle, once the blockage is ripped free, it’s revealed to be a plastic straw.
Plastic straws are a nightmare for the environment and our wildlife.
Sign my Care2 petition and ask McDonald’s to end their use of plastic straws.
These single-use conveniences are trashing the planet. There’s not a beach around the globe that is free of this pollution. Our creeks, rivers, lakes and oceans are all littered with plastic straws. Wildlife, such as the sea turtle, can confuse straws for food and cause themselves great harm.”
“The petroleum-based, polypropelene straw is an environmental nightmare, and it’s time we WAKE UP. In the United States alone, people use more than 500 million straws EVERY DAY. Stretched end to end, they could circle the globe 2 & 1/2 times.
McDonald’s, with its 35,000 worldwide locations, is an enormous source for these plastic disasters. McDonald’s has been a leader in reducing waste, and transitioning its paper and cardboard to more sustainable sources. It’s time they turn their attention to their plastic problem.
If enough of us take action together, we can show McDonald’s that this is an issue they should address immediately.
Aaron V.
The Care2 Petitions Team”
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