Truth In Recycling
![Plastic water bottles with 100% recycled plastic* and 100% recyclable branding](/sites/angeles.sierraclub.org/files/IMG_1522.jpg)
![Dasani water bottles display arrows symbol](/sites/angeles.sierraclub.org/files/Dasani.jpg)
![Zoomed in: Plastic water bottles with 100% recycled plastic* and 100% recyclable branding](/sites/angeles.sierraclub.org/files/IMG_1524.jpg)
A reusable water bottle would save layers of single-use plastic packaging and the effort of wish-cycling.
![Artwork of a sea turtle choking on a plastic water bottle](/sites/angeles.sierraclub.org/files/Plastic%20Chokes%20Me_Erica%20Lim_Stevenson%20Ranch%20CA%20_2016_Middle%20School_Art.png)
Plastic Chokes Me
Erica Lim, 7th Grade Student in Stevenson Ranch, California
“In my work there is a turtle with a water bottle in its mouth. The background is dim, and the turtle is blazing. I wanted to emphasize the turtle because I wish to say, “That beautiful life is dying in that dark ocean because of that plastic water bottle. For me, ocean pollution means people are killing precious and innocent marine lives without any caring or loving toward them.”
If you're interested in learning more and taking action, please check out Sierra Club California Zero Waste Committee: website, Facebook, and Twitter.
Simone Kuhfal (she/her) is a member of the Sierra Club Palos Verdes South Bay group, volunteering on zero waste and water issues.
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