9.3 Green Chemistry

I have heard of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. I find it very distributing and sad that that much pollution and garbage waste is ending up in the middle of our ocean on what looks like such a pristine part of our earth. Before this class I had not heard of green chemistry, but after reading what it stands for, I really hope it pushes forward and prevails. The 12 principles of Green Chemistry clearly represent how the EPA is working to not only design products that can biodegrade in the environment, but reduce the overall pollution of hazardous chemicals. There is no reason to create products that cannot degrade in our environment, especially this day in age. Luckily, I feel that people are getting smarter with their choices in purchasing sustainable products which then pushes other people, companies, and communities to also make smarter choices.