Greenpeace Plastics Pyramid

The flow of plastics into our environment has reached crisis proportions and the evidence is most clearly on display in our oceans.

Greenpeace plastics pyramid.

Is proof you can build without pvc and don t have to sacrifice quality or looks he added. It is estimated that up to 12 million metric tons of plastic enter our ocean each year. It s used in packaging home furnishings children s toys automobile parts building materials hospital supplies and hundreds of other products. Whales starving to death because plastic garbage has blocked their stomachs.

Our oceans are slowly turning into a plastic soup and the effects on ocean life are chilling. The new greenpeace usa headquarters in washington d c. The guidance focuses on the toxic characteristics of the potential alternative materials it provides a qualitative ranking based on environmental and health problems of pvc addressing the production additives product emissions during use disposal and recycling. Supermarkets are starting to talk about what they need to do.

Greenpeace supporters have challenged coca cola to use less plastic while countries like the uk have banned certain microplastics. Turtles drowning slowly in plastic. Greenpeace and our supporters are fighting against the big polluters that pump huge volumes of throwaway plastic into our environment. The new greenpeace office at 702 h street nw in washington dc is a model of green design.

Greenpeace has developed a pyramid of plastics to assist those making material selection to avoid pvc use.