No Plastic Pledge

The Peaceful Valley Donkey Rescue has taken a stance against the use of single-use plastic. Our world is literally drowning in plastic, and we need to stop it and make a stand. It is too easy to make other choices and say no to plastic. Just say “I am going to choose a reusable bottle” or “I am going to buy aluminum”. Petroleum-based plastic is bad for you, it is bad for the environment, and it is bad for the donkeys. 

Facts

1. The world generates 400 million tonnes of plastic waste a year 

2. The US produces 42 million metric tons of plastic every year, the highest in the world 

3. More than 8 million tonnes of plastic enter the oceans every year 

4. Ocean plastic pollution is on track to rise to 29 million metric tons by 2040 

5. 100,000 animals die from plastic entanglement each year  

6. Humans ingest 5 grams of plastic every week from earth.org 

7. Plastics are set to release more GHG emissions in the US than coal by 2030 

8. COVID-19 has added 25,900 tonnes of plastic pollution in the ocean