Dangerous Single-Use Plastics Are Being Used Needlessly To Wrap Coconuts

The damage that plastics have on the environment and on living things is well known.

So, why do we continue to needlessly use single-use plastics on fruits and vegetables that already have an all-natural protective cover that is biodegradable and 100% plastic-free?

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⚠️URGENT ISSUE RIGHT NOW⚠️ We’ll let you in on a not-so-little secret: fruits and veggies ALREADY have a protective cover and it's all-natural, biodegradable and 100% plastic-free so why encase them in single-use plastic? Have you been to any supermarkets or stores getting away with BS like this? Don't let them! Call them out and let them know that this is totally unacceptable as millions of animals all over the world are getting injured and killed every year due to getting trapped in single-use plastic! Please share this important post with your followers and tag people, celebrities, influencers and news media who need to see it so they can share too & let’s all spread awareness about this URGENT issue to save animals from getting injured/killed by all this unnecessary plastic! Photos by @zeroxplastic #saveanimals #noplastic #endplasticpollution #stopsingleuseplastic #karmagawa #savethereef

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Plastic pollution has affected almost every environment on the planet, with terrible effects on our oceans and to marine life.

Animals end up getting killed while moving around their natural environment after getting entangled by non-biodegradable plastic products. They’ve also been known to die from eating plastics. 

About 11 million tons of plastic enter the ocean each year … and the mass of plastic pollution in the ocean may exceed the mass of fish by 2050!

The fight to end single-use plastic is a huge battle but we need to start somewhere.

We can start with something simple like coconuts. Our friend Kelly Slater commented on one of our posts that it’s truly baffling why anyone would feel the need to wrap coconuts in plastic when it already has a protective shell!

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⚠️LET’S FIX THIS RIGHT NOW!⚠️ The fight to end single-use plastic is massive, but what if we started one fruit/vegetable at a time…like coconuts? As our friend @kellyslater commented on our post yesterday, it’s truly baffling why coconuts would ever be wrapped in plastic so let’s start there! As you swipe through these ridiculous photos of plastic-wrapped coconuts you’ll also see an article how Whole Foods was forced to stop selling plastic-wrapped mandarin oranges when pictures of them went viral and the public outrage was too great — will you help us make that happen with coconuts too?!?! All you have to do is share this post with your followers and tag people, celebrities, influencers and news media who need to see it & tell them to share too & let’s all spread awareness about this and make this go so viral that no supermarket will ever dare sell any more plastic-wrapped coconuts! #noplastic #coconuts #endplasticpollution #savethereef #stopsingleuseplastic #karmagawa

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Whole Foods was forced to stop selling plastic-wrapped mandarin oranges when pictures of them went viral and caused public outrage.

Together, we can help that happen for coconuts, too!

When you see your local grocery store using plastic needlessly, don’t be afraid to let someone in charge know about it.

Spread the word on social media. When you speak up, you’re speaking for all the voiceless animals that are in danger from future plastic pollution.

Follow us on Twitter and Instagram and share the information with your family and loved ones so that they can spread the word. 

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What do you think about the use of single-use plastics to cover coconuts? Leave a comment below.

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