It is estimated that the average person makes thousands of decisions each day. These choices range from the simple and mundane, to transformative milestones that change the course of our lives. Each of these choices no matter how small influences our wellbeing, our health, and our emotions. And while it often is easy to see the effects of our choices within our own lives, the choices we make also influence the world around us. Even the seemingly smallest of choices creates an

Each day, Americans use extraordinary amounts of single use plastic, and only a fraction of it is actually recycled. This contributes to a large, worldwide problem of plastic pollution, which is slowly choking our planet. But let's go back a step; what is single use plastic, and why is it such a big problem? Single use plastic is any plastic that you use once and then throw away, such as plastic bags, straws, and bottles. Very little single use plastic is recycled; even when