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10 REASONS TO
SKIP THE STRAW O 500 million straws are used in ~
• O Straws and other plastic harm
the U.S. every day. That's enough ~ sea life, including fish, turtles to fill 125 school buses. and coral reefs.
f) \ I Plastic straws are among the Top Five O Straws are easily carried away by the wind, :\ $/I&) I items collected on the beach every year. ending up littering our beaches and in our
oceans and waterways.
0 About 90% of trash in the O Every year, the U.S. uses enough oceans is made from plastic. straws to wrap around the eartha
2.5 times.
Q Plastic trash pollutes most marine habitats, About 90% of seabirds and including the deep sea, coral reefs, beaches 30% of turtles have plastics in and rivers. their stomach.
O In most places, plastic straws - (fi) Plastic breaks down into smaller pieces, but never cannot be recycled. fully goes away.11
HOW YOU CAN HELP== Reduce your use of single-use plastics. Participate in beach or river cleanups.
Pick up litter and properly dispose of it. Ask your family and friends to Skip the Straw!
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