Beverly

As a concerned citizen, I have felt compelled to join with my sisters in the quest to address the plastic crisis through education, finding solutions and changing behaviors.

As the oldest of the McSisters, I have watched with great respect the dedication of my two younger sisters to protecting the earth. As an environmental attorney, Frances made it her profession to keep the public safe from pollution, and Barbara is dedicated to the elimination of single-use plastic. My background is in the performing arts and information technology, which I hope to leverage via our blog.

I come from an era of consumerism that exploded the use of plastic products that now threaten to irreparably damage the environment. As a child, I enthusiastically welcomed the introduction of the plastic bottle for bathroom items because it took away the worry of having broken glass in the tub, sink or on the floor. It was also “disposable”, which was regarded as a good thing.

I remember the iconic lines from the 1967 film “The Graduate”. “One word…plastics. There's a great future in plastics. Think about it.”

“Disposable” plastic products were marketed as making my life easier. For example, I didn’t have to wash dishes, just use plastic plates and utensils one time and when done, throw them in the garbage. In my opinion, one of the grossest “disposable” products of all is the creation of the “disposable” diaper. Just imagine how gross our garbage dumps have become with poopy diapers in plastic that won’t degrade for a very long time.

I have joined my McSisters to learn the extent that single-use plastic has damaged our planet. I want to learn how to reduce and eliminate my personal single-use plastic consumer practices and share what I have learned with our readers. I wish to help educate people about what we can do to end plastic pollution and find new ways of living life without plastic.

I invite you to read our blog postings and find out what you can do to eliminate the use of single-use plastic in your life.