Some of the most beautiful things in life are the most fragile. Case in point: beaches.
Earth Day may be behind us, but taking care of the planet is a year-round job. Here are nine ways we can avoid becoming the garbage generation who ruined beaches forever:
1. Don’t leave behind trash.
Even though this may seem obvious, it bears repeating: The sands of time will not forget garbage — or garbage people.
The world does not need any more photographs of baby seals entangled in plastic six pack rings.
Even the innocuous-seeming detritus is deadly. Cigarette butts — 21% of all debris collected from beaches — contain carcinogens and chemicals that are too often ingested by animals. Read more…
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