The Smart Mama » gyre http://www.thesmartmama.com Simple steps to healthy, natural, non toxic kids, home, baby, living Thu, 12 Jan 2012 01:10:39 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 Why you need to stop using disposable plastic-how the ocean garbage patches will grow http://www.thesmartmama.com/why-you-need-to-stop-using-disposable-plastic-how-the-ocean-garbage-patches-will-grow/ http://www.thesmartmama.com/why-you-need-to-stop-using-disposable-plastic-how-the-ocean-garbage-patches-will-grow/#comments Wed, 13 Jan 2010 07:20:31 +0000 Jennifer http://www.thesmartmama.com/?p=465 I’ve posted before about the plastic garbage patches in the ocean. I’ve talked about how Beth from My Plastic-free Life (formerly Fake Plastic Fish) is my hero – she lives a life free from most disposable plastic . And I’ve rallied against polyethylene plastic beads in body scrubs.

If none of that has persuaded you to eliminate at least some disposable plastic, then watch this.

Maximenko’s Plastic Pollution Growth Model from 5 Gyres on Vimeo.

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