Plastic Purge Challenge

This Year, Make the Omer Count! 

Together,  members of the Bayit can make a difference by reducing our collective use of plastics in 3 easy steps:

1. Join the Challenge by filling out the form below.
2. Each week take on a new action to reduce plastics use.     
3. Tell a friend.

 Why is this important?

• More than 35 million pounds of plastic have been dumped into the ocean.
• Soon there will be more plastic in the ocean than fish; & plastics are killing marine life.
• Half of the plastic we use every day is thrown away within minutes.
• We only recycle a tiny portion of the plastic waste we generate.
• Plastics are potentially bad for human health
• New Yorkers use 23 billion plastic bags each year.
• Americans use 2 million plastic bottles every 15 minutes.

Learn more by visiting these websites:

• http://mylittleplasticfootprint.org/
•  https://storyofstuff.org/movies/story-of-microfibers/
• http://www.nydailynews.com/newswires/new-york/2-ny-state-lawmakers-nyc-pitch-new-plastic-bag-ban-article-1.3842456
• https://www.nrdc.org/stories/10-ways-reduce-plastic-pollution
• Learn how to remove plastic packaging from Amazon boxes - https://www.themostchic.com/less-plastic/

Click here to learn even more about ways you can get involved in reducing plastic waste.