Most of us feel good about recycling. But many of us are "aspirational" recyclers—when you're not sure if it's recyclable, you put it in the recycle bin, including plastic bags, plastic wrap and anything that looks remotely recyclable. In reality, that low-quality, flimsy plastic isn't really recyclable and we're mucking up recycling plants with it, making it harder for the processing of the real recyclables. Even more alarming: much of our waste never makes it to the recycling plant or the landfill. On the long journey to those destinations, much of our waste winds up on the streets, then in storm drains and into our waterways. You know where all waterways lead, right? To the ocean. Recent studies are finding that our plastic waste is making its way to the furthest reaches of the ocean, from the deep seafloor, to the guts of deep-sea fish and other animals. So what can we do about this and what does all of this have to do with our spiritual evolution? I believe that we came here not only to evolve as individual souls, but to also help planet Earth—Gaia— evolve. How can life on earth evolve when we are choking it in plastic? As stewards of this beautiful, blue planet, we owe it to ourselves, to our environment and to our children to clean things up. The only sure-fire way to make sure your waste doesn't get into the ocean is to create less waste. That means not only carrying reusable bags, bottles and utensils, but choosing products that are NOT wrapped in plastic. I know it's hard, but we have so much power as consumers and this is the only way we will see change. Resources for this episode:

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