Plastic pollution is becoming a serious threat to our environment and our health. Every day, single-use plastics end up in our streets, rivers, and grazing lands because waste collection and recycling systems are too limited. These plastics don’t disappear — they break into tiny particles that pollute our soil, water, and even our food. Burning or dumping plastic releases toxic smoke, harms livestock, increases flooding, and affects the livelihoods of many families, especially women and youth. W