Transcript 6_R_s_of_Sustainability_Robbie.ppt

Lifecycle of a
product(s) Eco
Footprint.
What does the word ‘REDUCE’
mean?
•To cut down on or to make a reduction in.
What do the words ‘Eco Footprint’
mean?
•The ecological footprint is a measure of
human demand on the Earth's
ecosystems. It compares human demand
with planet Earth's ecological capacity to
regenerate.
Reduction Campaign!
New policies are needed to deal with the increasing amount of plastics litter
polluting our ocean. Studies show that in the some areas of the Pacific there is 46
times more plastic than plankton by weight.
The problem of plastic litter is only growing. Plastic is the fastest-growing component
of the waste stream. And beacuse plastic essentially never biodegrades, once
littered plastic becomes a permanent environmental problem.
The solution is clear: highly-littered plastic items like plastic bags and polystyrene
food packaging need to be banned. Californians should reduce their use of
disposable packaging. And what packaging that remains should be recycled through
the the Bottle Bill model.