Wednesday, July 6, 2011

Who is Beth Terry?

Beth Terry is the founder of Fake Plastic Fish Blog, on the blog she would take notes on how hard it was to move away from plastic and how plastic effected our environment. She also recorded how much plastic she started off with and how much she has now. My Plastic Free Life is Beth's new web page/blog.
 Here are some quotes from her about herself:
"Over three years ago, while recovering from surgery, I read the article and saw the photo that changed my life. The article was entitled, “Our Oceans Are Turning Into Plastic… Are We?“ and the photo showed the carcass of a dead sea bird, its belly full of plastic pieces: bottle caps, cigarette lighters, even a toothbrush. I looked at my own life and realized that through my unconscious overconsumption, I was personally contributing the the suffering of creatures I hadn’t even known existed.
albatross chick carcass dead from eating plastic
That week, I committed to stop buying new plastic, and a passion and blog were born: My Plastic-free Life (known originally as Fake Plastic Fish.)"

"Think we can't live without plastic? Think again. In 2007 I committed to stop buying any new plastic & I've almost succeeded! Won't you join me? Let's see what plastic-free looks like in 2011... for the health of our bodies, our oceans, our planet. ~Beth Terry"

The video below is of Beth and how she started her plastic free life:


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