“But if the ban is successful, these now-familiar objects may eventually become artifacts of a New York City past.”— Annalisa Quinn, New York Times, nytimes.com
“Or what about a thousand plastic meatballs!”— Jeremy Beiler, John Solomon, Zach Kanin, Tim, Tim Robinson, imdb.com
“I wanted to tackle a more specific challenge in the sustainability space...plastic.”— Lucie Fink, refinery29.com
“Plastics surround us. We eat out of plastic, store food in it, buy food wrapped in it, put it in our eyes in the form of contact lenses, drink out of it — it’s inescapable and, admittedly, incredibly useful. But a growing body of evidence shows that plastics are likely harming human health in a numb…”— Condé Nast, Josephine Yurcaba, teenvogue.com
“Not your Barbie girl, I'm livin' in my own world I ain't plastic, call me classic You can't touch me there, you can't touch my body Unless I say so, ain't your Barbie, no”— Ava Max, open.spotify.com
“The argument against plastic bags and straws is fine, I get it. But in these arguments, disabled people are being erased, ignored, or talked over. Many of us need plastic straws because the alternatives don’t work. As for plastic bags, they’re easier for my right hand to grip. I know the problems th…”— Keah Brown, twitter.com
“Plastic . . . is made largely from synthetic material . . . composed mostly of petroleum. Some plastics, such as a common type called polyvinyl chloride, or PVC, can be worse for the environment than the others because they're made from more toxic materials . . . They can release toxic fumes if burn…”— Elizabeth Rogers and Thomas M. Kostigen, amazon.com
“A guy was admitted to hospital with 8 plastic horses in his stomach... His condition is now stable.”— Jinno69, reddit.com
“I love Los Angeles. I love Hollywood. They're beautiful. Everybody's plastic, but I love plastic. I want to be plastic.”— Andy Warhol, amazon.com