How to Give Up Plastic Quotes

“future generations should not have to deal with our plastic waste.”
― Will McCallum, How to Give Up Plastic: A Guide to Changing the World, One Plastic Bottle at a Time

“Plastic shopping bags have become a symbol for plastic pollution across the world. With an average life span of just fifteen minutes”
― Will McCallum, How to Give Up Plastic: A Guide to Changing the World, One Plastic Bottle at a Time

“I look at people at the beginning of their journey”
― Will McCallum, How to Give Up Plastic: A Guide to Changing the World, One Plastic Bottle at a Time

“We are now at a crossroads where we can choose to carry on with the uphill battle of trying to develop the waste industry to such a level that it will deal better with the increased pressure (although there will always be significant leakage into the environment) or rethink our approach to product design and move away from single use and toward a more holistic approach that considers the full life cycle of everything we make. I think the choice is an obvious one.”
― Will McCallum, How to Give Up Plastic: A Guide to Changing the World, One Plastic Bottle at a Time

“Only 14 percent of plastic ever produced has been collected for recycling and approximately 5 percent has actually been recycled (rather than down-cycled).”
― Will McCallum, How to Give Up Plastic: A Guide to Changing the World, One Plastic Bottle at a Time