Plastic is not food for squirrels A package left in a park or forest may seem like a small thing, but for animals it becomes a real threat. Squirrels and other woodland creatures often explore food packaging and may ingest or become entangled in pieces of plastic. Plastic lasts in nature for decades and hundreds of years. Over time, it breaks down into microplastics, pollutes the soil and water, and its fragments can enter the bodies of animals. What a person uses for a few minutes stays in the ecosystem for years. Do not leave bags, bottles and packaging in nature. Throw the waste in the designated containers, and where there is a separate collection, recycle plastic. Recycle plastic, not squirrel food. Site | | OK | MAX.

Plastic is not food for squirrels A package left in a park or forest may seem like a small thing, but for animals it becomes a real threat. Squirrels and other woodland creatures often explore food packaging and may ingest or become entangled in pieces of plastic. Plastic lasts in nature for decades and hundreds of years. Over time, it breaks down into microplastics, pollutes the soil and water, and its fragments can enter the bodies of animals. What a person uses for a few minutes stays in the ecosystem for years. Do not leave bags, bottles and packaging in nature. Throw the waste in the designated containers, and where there is a separate collection, recycle plastic. Recycle plastic, not squirrel food. Site | | OK | MAX.