Plastic is everywhere. It’s cheap and convenient — but it’s toxic, harmful to our bodies, and devastating to our planet.

Plastics don’t “biodegrade.” Instead, they fragment into microplastics that persist indefinitely, entering waterways, wildlife, and even human food systems. One plastic straw can last over 200 years. (Sources: WWF / NPS / Ocean Conservancy)

It’s estimated that over 1 million seabirds and more than 100,000 marine mammals die each year from plastic pollution (including ingestion and entanglement).
(Sources: WWF, Fauna & Flora)

And yes, plastic straws have been pulled from turtle nostrils.