November 2024

Let’s face it, we have to end this situationship with single-use plastic! The NC Aquarium at Fort Fisher can help you finally cancel waste this Holiday Season. It’s a very merry way to give back to the planet.

  • Shop at malls, department stores and supermarkets with reusable cloth bags. 
  • Take your drink tumbler to the coffee shop to fill up on your favorite winter beverage. 
  • When eating out, skip the straw and take reusable containers for leftovers. 
  • Repurpose paper bags and use twine to wrap gifts. 
  • Choose bar soaps and lotions or those in glass to give as gifts. 
  • Showcase your baked goods in tin or glass containers. 
  • Choose a real holiday tree. 
  • Drink Bird Friendly® coffee.

Why it matters:


Frogs, toads, salamanders, newts, and caecilians are going extinct. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)'s Red List of Threatened Species estimates that at least one-third of known amphibian species are threatened with extinction, a rate higher than birds or mammals. Major threats include habitat loss or degradation and disease.


Sea turtle hatchlings must escape natural predators like birds, crabs, raccoons and foxes to make it to the sea. Then, they may be consumed by seabirds and fish. Few survive to adulthood, with estimates as low as one in 10,000. Humans further imperil them with single-use plastics. 

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