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Pledge Not to Trash the Oceans!

Right now, a mass of trash twice the size of Texas is floating in the Pacific Ocean. It has accumulated in an area known as the "North Pacific gyre" and it includes everything from tires to fishing nets, but the most common ingredient, by far, is plastic.

The average American uses between 300 and 700 plastic bags every year. Those that end up in the ocean are often mistaken for food by hungry sea turtles. Plastics also absorb toxic chemicals, which can be dangerous to fish and other sea life that often swallow plastic pellets and other materials.

Help reduce your mark on ocean pollution by limiting your plastic consumption. Pledge to take the steps below.

I pledge not to trash the oceans by:

1. Using a reusable tote or other bag at the grocery store
2. Drinking water out of glass or other non-plastic container
3. Recycling plastics whenever possible
4. Never littering and always disposing of trash properly
5. Encouraging my friends and family to reduce their plastics consumption

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0-25 of 5641 signatures

Number	Date	Name	Location
5641	November 21, 2009	Kristen Proctor	Santa Rosa, CA, US
5640	November 20, 2009	Winnie Neely	Kingsport, TN, US
5639	November 20, 2009	Chevas Thayer	Denver, CO, US
5638	November 20, 2009	David Neely	Kingsport, TN, US
5637	November 20, 2009	Lauren Bohne	Lemont, IL, US
5636	November 20, 2009	Ashley Olance	Kalamazoo , MI, US
5635	November 19, 2009	Mica Welch	Eureka, CA, US
5634	November 19, 2009	Aliya Lockridge	Albany, NY, US
5633	November 19, 2009	Elizabeth Gorton	Tempe, AZ, US
5632	November 19, 2009	Dimitra Lavrakas	, AK, US
5631	November 19, 2009	June Harrison	Elberon, NJ, US
5630	November 19, 2009	Mercedes Smith	Sarasota, FL, US
5629	November 19, 2009	Gabriela Burns	Crossings, FL, US
5628	November 18, 2009	Cristine Saunders	Daytona Beach, FL, US
5627	November 18, 2009	Miranda Chave	Lawrenceville, GA, US
5626	November 18, 2009	Patricia Murphy	Seattle, WA, US
5625	November 18, 2009	Maria Elena Rector	Fresno, CA, US
5624	November 18, 2009	Marcia McDuffie	Rodeo, CA, US
5623	November 17, 2009	Erica Naughton	Caledonia, IL, US
5622	November 17, 2009	graham jessop	Wakefield, , GB
5621	November 17, 2009	Jodi Burns	Arvada, CO, US
5620	November 17, 2009	Tam Falcone	Centennial, CO, US
5619	November 16, 2009	Jaime Barcenas	Grand Prairie, TX, US
5618	November 15, 2009	Sara Gomes	Aveiro, PT
5617	November 15, 2009	Sara Gomes	Aveiro, PT

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