Protecting Our Environment

Every day, new reports remind us that we need to take action to protect our environment. At EcoVision Alternatives, we’re passionate about staying abreast of the issues, and we believe we can change the world by creating awareness.

So browse some of these facts and reports to see why we believe in offering alternatives that enable each of us to use renewable resources and to decrease our impact on land, air, and water.

Quick Facts

Polystyrene Foam

• Billions of polystyrene foam (Styrofoam) foodware containers enter our landfills each year.
• Polystyrene foam is made from oil, a non-renewable, non-biodegradable, and non-recyclable resource.
• Styrofoam containers end up in landfills, waterways, and oceans.
• Medical studies suggest that chemicals in polystyrene foam can cause cancer and they can leach into food and drinks.

Plastic Bags

• The US consumes over 380 billion plastic bags, sacks, and wraps each year, according to the US Environmental Protection Agency.
• About 500 billion to 1 trillion plastic bags are consumed worldwide each year.
• In 100 years, a plastic bag will still be intact in a landfill.
• Hundreds of thousands of sea turtles, whales, and other marine mammals die each year from eating discarded plastic bags that they mistake for food.
• Plastic bags are among the 12 items of debris most often found in coastal clean-ups, according to the Center for Marine Conservation.