Branches of the Earth
DID YOU KNOW…
The average American throws away an average of 70 pounds of clothing a year.
The USA, alone, exports between 800,000 - 1.4 million tons of used clothes each year.
At the same time, each year, an estimated 500 billion to 1 trillion plastic bags are consumed worldwide. That comes out to over one million per minute. On average we only recycle one plastic bag in every 200 we use.
Enough plastic is thrown away each year to circle the earth four times. We currently recover only five percent of the plastics we produce. The average American throws away approximately 185 pounds of plastic per year.
It’s Time for CHANGE
Branches of the Earth is a local, community based project that is attempting to change the conscious choices of consumers. Textile bags, made from recycled clothes are being sewn by local Indigenous women to eliminate the use of single use plastic bags. These reusable, washable bags are excellent for baked goods, produce, lunches, snacks, pet food and any bulk items you can buy at the market. They are lightweight and are much easier to carry than a bunch of glass or plastic containers.
Please do your part to help these local women earn an above average wage, learn new skills, promote healthy living, support their families and keep the Earth clean for future generations.
Bags are available at Circles Cafe and Palo Santo in San Marcos.
The average American throws away an average of 70 pounds of clothing a year.
The USA, alone, exports between 800,000 - 1.4 million tons of used clothes each year.
At the same time, each year, an estimated 500 billion to 1 trillion plastic bags are consumed worldwide. That comes out to over one million per minute. On average we only recycle one plastic bag in every 200 we use.
Enough plastic is thrown away each year to circle the earth four times. We currently recover only five percent of the plastics we produce. The average American throws away approximately 185 pounds of plastic per year.
It’s Time for CHANGE
Branches of the Earth is a local, community based project that is attempting to change the conscious choices of consumers. Textile bags, made from recycled clothes are being sewn by local Indigenous women to eliminate the use of single use plastic bags. These reusable, washable bags are excellent for baked goods, produce, lunches, snacks, pet food and any bulk items you can buy at the market. They are lightweight and are much easier to carry than a bunch of glass or plastic containers.
Please do your part to help these local women earn an above average wage, learn new skills, promote healthy living, support their families and keep the Earth clean for future generations.
Bags are available at Circles Cafe and Palo Santo in San Marcos.
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As a parent, I m continually worried about the quality of life and planet that we are leaving for our children and future generations.
It is devastating to see what we humans have done to the planet in the last 50 years. Yes, in just 5o years we have done more damage to the planet than anything else in history. It is time to wake up, pay attention and ACT to keep what is left of the planet alive.
There are so many solutions to the problems of waste and energy that have already been produced it is seriously time to start arguing about who is responsible for destroying the planet and move towards protecting it. Each choice you make makes a difference. When 8 million people make daily choices to treat the planet with respect it will have a dramatic impact. the time is now. We will not have the same options in ten years. Please, for the sake of all our children, pay attention, look around you and remember there is no "away."
Here are some hopefully disturbing pictures to bring you out of numbness, to feel and see what humans are doing to destroy the planet and how complacent we have become to the waste and destruction of nature around us.
30 Sobering Images That Prove Humans Have Reached The Peak of Indifference
It is devastating to see what we humans have done to the planet in the last 50 years. Yes, in just 5o years we have done more damage to the planet than anything else in history. It is time to wake up, pay attention and ACT to keep what is left of the planet alive.
There are so many solutions to the problems of waste and energy that have already been produced it is seriously time to start arguing about who is responsible for destroying the planet and move towards protecting it. Each choice you make makes a difference. When 8 million people make daily choices to treat the planet with respect it will have a dramatic impact. the time is now. We will not have the same options in ten years. Please, for the sake of all our children, pay attention, look around you and remember there is no "away."
Here are some hopefully disturbing pictures to bring you out of numbness, to feel and see what humans are doing to destroy the planet and how complacent we have become to the waste and destruction of nature around us.
30 Sobering Images That Prove Humans Have Reached The Peak of Indifference
