To: Governor Ron DeSantis
Ban plastic grocery bags in Florida!
The purpose of this petition is to put an end to the use of plastic grocery bags in Florida. To help save our sea life.
Why is this important?
Florida is surrounded by beaches. Living so close to the ocean is absolutely wonderful, but the grocery bags we use when shopping have caused extreme amounts of danger to the sea life in our oceans. Sea turtles think that the grocery bags floating around in the water are jellyfish and they try to eat it. Sea turtles are unable to digest plastic, thus making them feel full constantly. By feeling full they are unlikely to eat more causing them to starve to death. The sea turtle conservatory claims that over 100 million sea turtles die each year due to plastic in the ocean. By banning the use of plastic bags in Florida, the sea life will thank us.