{"id":15938,"date":"2018-04-16T18:13:59","date_gmt":"2018-04-16T18:13:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/international\/?p=15938"},"modified":"2025-01-10T11:56:21","modified_gmt":"2025-01-10T10:56:21","slug":"24-photos-of-ridiculous-plastic-packaging-that-will-make-you-scream-then-take-action","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/international\/story\/15938\/24-photos-of-ridiculous-plastic-packaging-that-will-make-you-scream-then-take-action\/","title":{"rendered":"24 photos of ridiculous plastic packaging that will make you scream \u2014 then take action"},"content":{"rendered":"

The plastic pollution crisis is getting out of hand. <\/span><\/p>\n

Corporations and retailers are wrapping everything from avocados to t-shirts in throwaway plastic packaging that finds its way into our oceans, all in the name of \u201cconvenience.\u201d What\u2019s worse, we know that <\/span>more than 90% of the plastics ever created have not been recycled<\/span><\/a> \u2014 there\u2019s simply <\/span>too much<\/span><\/i> plastic for us to recycle away the problem. <\/span><\/p>\n

The result? Ocean plastics are <\/span>literally choking marine<\/span><\/a> life like turtles, whales, and seabirds to death. <\/span><\/p>\n

We think the corporations flooding the market with single-use plastics need to do better, and millions of you agree! Over the past few weeks, we asked you to share photos of the ridiculous plastic packaging you come across in your lives using <\/span>#BreakFreeFromPlastic<\/span><\/a> \u2014 and you did not disappoint. <\/span><\/p>\n

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Tired of corporations and retailers using so much throwaway plastic? Tell them about it!<\/p>\n

Take a photo every time you see excessive plastic packaging and share it using #BreakFreeFromPlastic<\/a> \u2014 don't forget to tag the companies! pic.twitter.com\/epJYvAREos<\/a><\/p>\n

— Greenpeace International (@Greenpeace) March 29, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n