Carlo Ratti Quotes

One of my big pet peeves is single-use plastic bags. I think it's one of the stupidest ideas in the world.

We've become a plastic society.

To me, I think people who don't think it's a big deal to toss a plastic bottle in the garbage are not only being irresponsible, but I think they're being disrespectful of all the other humans on earth.

I'll tell you what me scares me is plastic. Plastic bags and plastic bottles and these things. Why does my water have to be in a bloody plastic bottle? The landfill and the ocean. And I don't know, I'm just terrified with the proliferation of plastic.

My obsession is plastic packaging. It makes me sick, all the waste. Everything about it disappoints me.

I could spend my life focusing on getting rid of straws in our society.

Plastic waste is undeniably a big issue, and Europeans need to act together to tackle this problem because plastic waste ends up in our air, our soil, our oceans, and in our food.

Of all the waste we generate, plastic bags are perhaps the greatest symbol of our throwaway society. They are used, then forgotten, and they leave a terrible legacy.

Cut down on your use of plastic shopping bags because many end up in the ocean.

I'm mad keen on recycling because I'm worried about the next generation and where all this waste we're producing is going. It has to stop. I wash out my plastic containers and recycle envelopes, everything I possibly can.

I'm scared by the enormous amount of bottled water being consumed today, instead of people drinking filtered tap water. Did you know that nearly 90 percent of those plastic bottles are not recycled and wind up in landfills where it takes thousands of years for the plastic to decompose?

I'm adamant about recycling in my house, and I'm always making sure to turn off the lights.

I avoid using plastic bags.

If children knew what the effects are of using single-use plastic straws for drinking sodas or whatever, they might reconsider and use paper straws or no straws at all.

I watched a documentary called 'Plastic Oceans' on Netflix, and it was an eye-opener for me.

With approximately 75 per cent of our rubbish generated by packaging, a few simple steps - buying loose fruit and veg, choosing products with recyclable packaging, and avoiding individually wrapped portions - can have a big impact.

It does seem really hard to get consumers to do the right thing. It is stupid that we use two tons of steel, glass, and plastic to haul our sorry selves to the shopping mall. It's stupid that we put water in plastic bottles in Fiji and ship it here.

Consuming less means throwing away less, while reusing things actually helps to save the planet as well as the pennies.

I am an ardent recycler. I would like to think that it works. I don't know whether it does or not.

We live in a disposable society. We throw so much away. But it doesn't come from nowhere. It comes from the planet and it comes from future generations' lives.

In the draft plan, we're looking at recycling 20 percent of our garbage by 2010.

Plastic bags are bad and for the most part unnecessary.

If we have any hope of finding ways for seven billion people to live well on planet with finite resources, we have to learn to use our resources efficiently. Plastic bags are neither efficient nor environmentally friendly.

If we are ever to halt climate change and conserve land, water and other resources, not to mention reduce animal suffering, we must celebrate Earth Day every day - at every meal.

We recycle everything in my house. I'm not into any particular organizations, but I'm doing my part and that makes me feel okay.