Earth is the only place we have to live, at least for the time being. However, it isn't something that dawns upon us very often. We're blessed to receive all that we do from our planet and we must care for it.
It is true most of us are somewhat helpless in front of greater forces around us. But so many people out there are making giant strides in keeping our planet safe.
This one woman from the UK, Pat Smith, who lives in Cornwall, has made great contributions to tackle it. Pat Smith is a 70-year-old grandmother! She watched a documentary on plastic pollution that really unsettled her. She challenged herself to go out there and clean up one beach weekly.
Her fellow townspeople warmly took to the idea and supported her. Pattook, along with her grandkids and eager volunteers and accomplished what she set out to do. The team cleared 52 beaches in Cornwall in just one year in 2018. But that's not all there is to her story; she's still going strong to make our planet a better world to live in.
Many people thought Pat was cleaning up the beach as a part of community service. She says that everyone must take responsibility for picking up after ourselves. She adds that we shouldn't litter any place, to begin with!
So Smith launched an initiative named The Final Straw. The campaign aims to awareness about the harm of generic plastic straws. She hoped to make an important difference in making the planet get rid of plastic straws.
Pat has also partnered with other notable individuals such as Martin Dorey, that founded 2 Minute Beach Clean. Besides, she has also joined Wayne Dixon. He walks the shores of the UK as an ambassador for Keep Britain Tidy.
Plastic straws are just an example of a destructive use of single-use plastic. They serve practically no purpose apart from being a useless piece of plastic. Yet they're strewn across our oceans and stuffed in our landfills. The wildest part is that all the plastic straws in existence are now going to outlive several generations of humans!
On top of that, merely using disposable straws twice a day generates over straws a year. Yet Pat Smith has shown us that if we all can come together, if we want to save our planet. WE REALLY CAN!
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