{"id":2296,"date":"2020-12-11T18:54:14","date_gmt":"2020-12-11T18:54:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/refresh.ealingfoe.org.uk\/?page_id=2296"},"modified":"2021-01-04T15:09:15","modified_gmt":"2021-01-04T15:09:15","slug":"plastics","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ealingfoe.org.uk\/campaigns\/plastics\/","title":{"rendered":"Plastics"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2296\" class=\"elementor elementor-2296\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ab428be elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ab428be\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-46dc89d\" data-id=\"46dc89d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-95ef722 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"95ef722\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Plastics<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6c63e43 elementor-reverse-tablet elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6c63e43\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8f63e11\" data-id=\"8f63e11\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-016887b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"016887b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Issue<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb99db2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"eb99db2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Every year we throw away millions of tonnes of plastic. And vast amounts of it finds its way into the ocean. As this plastic breaks down into tiny pieces it\u2019s consumed by marine animals. So &#8211; Plastic is choking our oceans and killing marine life.<\/p><p>All this plastic waste means a cocktail of harmful chemicals is passed up the food chain and into our food and water supplies.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b8ce9a0\" data-id=\"b8ce9a0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30f34e0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"30f34e0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"933\" src=\"https:\/\/ealingfoe.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/1920px-Plastic_Pollution_in_Ghana.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2816\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ealingfoe.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/1920px-Plastic_Pollution_in_Ghana.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/ealingfoe.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/1920px-Plastic_Pollution_in_Ghana-300x146.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ealingfoe.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/1920px-Plastic_Pollution_in_Ghana-1024x498.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ealingfoe.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/1920px-Plastic_Pollution_in_Ghana-768x373.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ealingfoe.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/1920px-Plastic_Pollution_in_Ghana-1536x746.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f224d5f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f224d5f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0a2bd09\" data-id=\"0a2bd09\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-147315a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"147315a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ealingfoe.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/ReduceReuseRecycle-qi42ubmlgykeyune7jg5i31y5cikznndwwiffm4s80.jpg\" title=\"ReduceReuseRecycle\" alt=\"ReduceReuseRecycle\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d3cfccf\" data-id=\"d3cfccf\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c89d4ef elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c89d4ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Proposed Solution<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76228b2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"76228b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A two-pronged approach is urgently needed:<\/p><ul><li>Lobbying governments to phase out use of the bags as soon as possible, except in exceptional cases, and<\/li><li>Persuading consumers that they should refuse to use the bags by taking their own when they go shopping.<\/li><\/ul><p>Seven of the ten largest plastic producers are oil and natural gas companies, so as long as they are extracting fossil fuels, there will be a huge incentive to manufacture plastic.The fight against the use of fossil fuels and the switch to renewables should help counteract the rising production of plastics.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c8a14c4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c8a14c4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wider\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8ec7262\" data-id=\"8ec7262\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aad5401 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"aad5401\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The majority of pollution originates in countries such as China, Indonesia, The Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Vietnam, though it was our own industrial revolution that triggered the developments that led to the current situation. But we can follow countries such as Belgium in putting in place mitigation measures and thereby become a role model.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d813d92 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d813d92\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-417726b\" data-id=\"417726b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e035670 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e035670\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How You can make a Difference<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1c44120 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1c44120\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wider\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-027350d\" data-id=\"027350d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e9cd5fd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e9cd5fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ol><li>In trying to reduce our reliance on single use plastic containers such as shampoo and shower gels &#8211; there are now increasing number of outlets and small enterprises locally which sell unwrapped non palm oil soap bars and shampoo bars in cardboard packaging. There are also local refill schemes &#8211; some of them are on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/390360341430034\/\">Ealing Reduce, Reuse, Recycle Facebook group<\/a>.<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.terracycle.com\/en-GB\/\">Terracycle<\/a> have partnered with many brands and opened up schemes for community drop off points to enable you to recycle packaging that are not collected by the council&#8217;s kerbside recycling schemes. This includes crisp and biscuit wrapping, cheese packaging and pet food pouches amongst others.<\/li><li>Other single use plastics such as bread bags and magazine wraps can be taken to a larger supermarket store where there are plastic bag recycling points. In Ealing, these are in the Ealing Broadway Tesco and the big Morrison&#8217;s to name a few. There is also a cosmetic recycling point in the Superdrug in Ealing Broadway too!<\/li><li>We could all reduce the amount of single use plastics being used when visiting the deli, fish or bakery counters at the supermarket by taking our own tupperware boxes or other multi-use containers or even paper bags or bread bags that can be reused.<p>In addition, we could avoid buying fruits such as bananas and oranges in plastic packaging or netting because they come with their own skins! Many supermarkets also have unwrapped options such as broccoli, carrots and mushrooms. <\/p><\/li><\/ol><p>You just have to plan ahead and remember to take these things for recycling on your next shopping trip!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-dd876af elementor-reverse-tablet elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"dd876af\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f4915d5\" data-id=\"f4915d5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-90e403f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"90e403f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">EFoE Member Mike on Plastics<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0de4e87 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0de4e87\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Plastic waste in the environment, including the ocean, is choking the earth. Friends of the Earth is campaigning to ban single-use plastics to prevent the further proliferation of this harmful and extremely long-lasting pollution.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8419e32\" data-id=\"8419e32\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3bcba3b elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"3bcba3b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/OJoKecsbVvE&quot;,&quot;show_image_overlay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;image_overlay&quot;:{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/ealingfoe.org.uk\\\/wp-content\\\/plugins\\\/elementor\\\/assets\\\/images\\\/placeholder.png&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;}}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-custom-embed-image-overlay\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/ealingfoe.org.uk\/wp-content\/plugins\/elementor\/assets\/images\/placeholder.png);\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-custom-embed-play\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Play Video\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"eicon-play\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Plastics The Issue Every year we throw away millions of tonnes of plastic. And vast amounts of it finds its way into the ocean. As this plastic breaks down into tiny pieces it\u2019s consumed by marine animals. So &#8211; Plastic is choking our oceans and killing marine life. 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