Why I Up-cycle and Re-cycle.
Why I up-cycle and recycle. The new fad lifestyle is being vegetarian; I wonder what the world would look like if we all pick up a new fad of up-cycling all out old stuff? Did you know that 8.3 billion plastics produced since the 1950s only 9% of these have been re-cycled? The most beautiful aspect of our natural world that suffers from this mass production of plastic is the beach. The beach is therapeutic, calming, and still a source of energy for every surfer. The best holiday destinations usually come with access to the beach and I just love how far, wide and beautiful it is. Back to the recycling bit. The biggest pollutants at the beach are cigarette butts, bottles, bottle caps, food wrappers, grocery bags, and polystyrene containers (plastic nags). Reasons to recycle - Plastic kills a lot of sea animals - Endangers human lives because we ingest micro-plastics by using it as a dish and even in the air we breathe - Protect the ecosystem and wildlif