TEDxGreatPacificGarbagePatch - Beth Terry - Living Plastic Free

Beth Terry, the founder of Fake Plastic Fish, shares her story of plastic free living.

[@MaryRussellOooLaLa]

"Letting people see another way to be...we have the power to change the menu...and the world." Every day I learn how to be more plastic-free. Thank you, Beth, for providing us all with the tools we need, and for helping me see how to live a plastic-free life.

[@baidykle1]

This is really inspiring. Thank you for what you do and for how you call others to change their behaviours step by step.

[@willterryart]

In a world of apathy and ignorance one woman stands as a shining example of what's possible - BRAVO!!!

[@daharja]

What a great example of how one person can make a big difference. Really inspiring :-)

[@DrWallaceJNichols]

great to see all these going up!

[@Masqueesha]

Love her! My new hero.

[@murielgross6749]

As a science educator, I am preparing a unit with a history colleague, to motivate our 8th graders as to why they as individuals can be the catalysts of change. Your presentation is exactly what I was looking for to demonstrate the power of 1. We want to plant the seed, so whenever or what ever sparks a passion in their lives, they will remember they can be the catalyst for change and contribute to the future in a positive way. Thanks for the inspiration.

[@terrychristian4473]

i guess im asking the wrong place but does anybody know a tool to get back into an instagram account..? I stupidly forgot my account password. I love any tips you can give me!

[@finneganeric383]

@Terry Christian instablaster ;)

[@terrychristian4473]

@Finnegan Eric thanks so much for your reply. I got to the site on google and Im in the hacking process atm. Takes a while so I will reply here later with my results.

[@terrychristian4473]

@Finnegan Eric It worked and I finally got access to my account again. Im so happy:D Thank you so much you saved my account !

[@finneganeric383]

@Terry Christian you are welcome :)

[@jensenbell]

This really opened my mind to the larger definition of personal-responsibility. Thank you!

[@duggydugg3937]

good to see young ppl in yer audience.. not mainly oldsters.. kudos .. you take action !!!

[@implicitfilm]

Beth Terry is my Hero!

[@MissDeeCanada]

I am very inspired by this video! Thank you for making a change!

[@fantamize]

This is inspiring and helpful. We all need to do our part in this world. Thanks. :)

[@michaelruxton6071]

Sandra at The Sensible Mom website offers a KZbin video of how to make liquid hand soap. Three ingredients - water, glycerin, and hand soap. She used Dr. Bonner’s Peppermint Bar soap made with organic oils. I haven't tried the recipe, but she says it works great. She says three keys are the right hand soap, the right amount of glycerin, and stirring every few hours.

[@carlageern2816]

I re-posted this to my fb group, "Plastic Free Friends". Thank you!!! You are amazing!!

[@menstrualcup]

Very inspiring presentation!

[@heysoumya]

Very inspiring Beth! Thank you for sharing your lifestyle values with us.. I have been making a lot of changes in my life and I can see the positive change in my whole family already :)

[@DailyLifeOfAzhlyn]

I love everything about this video.

[@LauraGYoga]

So much to think about, THANKS!

[@louisebenton9197]

really good, thanks for all you do. shared.

[@raqueldias7432]

Wow :) such an inspiration! Thanks for sharing this with us!

[@BostonParadise]

Thank you so much!

[@lexuskc]

You are truly inspiring :)

[@vicinalucinda]

Awesome speech!!

[@Hanasgreenliving]

Way to go my friend. Well said and well done! My personal challenge has been me home detox which spread to food detox and Facebook detox :-) Any other inspirations?

[@1lovetheocean]

AMAZING ♡

[@sparklesandsmog]

Impressive!

[@joannecarroll5504]

Wonderful.

[@duggydugg3937]

any update ?

[@brittneyfullerton9092]

"IF" quitting plastic then what about silicone??

[@SerenaLarkin]

Why isn't this video working? : (

[@lexuskc]

i do the same- Good Tip :)

[@Tommykey07]

Prescription bottles can be repurposed as fruit fly traps.

[@EcoTecnologia]

Felicitacion Beth I make briks out of bottle may be we can do somethink together in the USA

[@chaikalevar]

Have some MENU ideas from my book "Climate Change in the Nuclear Age"

[@donaldseitz8784]

Hi Chai Hoping all is well with you. I went to the Helen Caldicott Symposium on Nuclear Extinction in NY C on Feb 28- Mar 1. Am also going to the Global Uranium Symposium being held in Quebec City on Apr 14 - 16 How is your book coming along? This week I am hoping to coax my oldest grandson in Aurora to come stay by me. Let me know Wassup Tim

[@sueanndeeble7851]

LOVE this and you! BUT.. you should switch to a Norwex water filter. They care about recycling and limiting plastic, and harmful chemicals. Chlorox DOES NOT! I cen recommend a great consultant! (no, it's not me, lol)

[@T3hReason]

I'd recommend looking into twigbrush. It's a natural, plastic-free, alternative to toothbrushes and toothpastes. Been using it for a while now.

[@kennethwalsh9180]

it's wrapped in plastic

[@julianaalmeida4092]

What a woman!

[@sachaandraderamos]

Cork wine-corks are beeing substituted by plastic winne-corks. This is a stupid change and much more expensive in the long run. Please abstain from buying wine bottles with plastic corks, since corks made of cork are much healthier and environment friendly!

[@claggers]

#stopthe100billion ecoff.ee

[@eliastopp2750]

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[@lapz78]

But if electronics are plastic. Isn't she makeing us use plastic to watch rhis?

[@wyattbishop9286]

You're telling me her toilet paper doesnt come wrapped in plastic?

[@MrCynthis]

Some companies wrap in paper which can then be recycled :)

[@heyborttheeditor1608]

Maybe she uses a water hose or bidet

[@olinwread137]

She mentions during her video "sanitary products which can be reused." I know people who use sponges which they wash after using to wipe. If there is a will, there is a way. Please use a little creativity.

[@shivasharan2473]

this seems we are bad at managing plastic.... please don't bring in paper products to replace plastic that's more devastating because we need to chop trees to make paper products....

[@mgmt97]

Paper products are compostable and recyclable, meaning they can either go back to the soil (and become trees again) or be converted back and be reused as paper - infinitely if done right. Plastic can only be downcycled a couple of times and then it's no longer useful, plus it is much more harmful in the long term due to the harmful chemicals it adheres to. Most of the harm is done before plastic products even get to us as consumers and that's a lot to say. Reusable alternatives (such as glass, steel, silicone, etc) will be better than disposable recyclable ones (such as paper) but recyclable ones are still preferable over plastic ones. Managing plastic at this point is no longer an alternative, we need to stop producing plastic altogether if we don't want things to get any worse than they already are. I recommend the documentary "A Plastic Ocean", experts talk about the dangers of plastic in more depth.

[@eviltree6779]

So many things wrong with this talk, first of all, we do know what is in plastic, yes, there are chemicals but we've now made it so its safe to use, the last time I heard of plastic being bad was specific water bottles that would increase chances of cancer. I have my doubts on this... She is only using emotional tactics to make something feel bad. The real problem is how much oil we're wasting making all these useless plastic items, as well as other things.