Oh, I one hundred percent agree that people tend to take one "sexy" subject and put all their energy there and forget about the bigger issues.
part of it is, I think, that the bigger issues are just so big and we feel helpless to do something about it. But a straw - I can do something about. I can carry my own - as with spoon and fork - and not need to use one more piece of disposable.
Agreed that they are small steps - but they do make a person feel in power - and with that feeling might come the confidence to tackle the bigger issues.
The ghost nets have been a huge issue for a long time. But I disagree with the article saying that it is most of the pollution.
I go to the beach here and we have lots of awareness campaigns and regular cleanups - still, I find bags full of plastic. Bags, bottles, caps - you name it. By putting it all on the fishing industry - that is too easy.
Every plastic bag I don't use multiplied by millions doing the same thing is a big impact.
In the end, I can only control what I am doing - and that barely LOL
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