We've written about plastic plenty of times here on the CL Green site: its carbon footprint, how it clogs up landfills, chokes our oceans and how the cocktail of chemicals in it (including BPA) is harmful to our health. But rather than preach about it further, I give you the following informative infographic that tells you more in a glance than some long-winded post could say in 1200+ words (that you may quit reading halfway through anyway).
Take a look at the facts below to learn why and how to cut plastics out of your life for your own health and for the planet.
This article appears in Oct 6-12, 2011.