5 simple ways you can reduce your plastic use this #PlasticFreeJuly
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Unfortunately, single-use plastics have become a way of life for many of us. 皇冠体育app鈥檝e all grown very accustomed to seeing plastics in everyday products that we use. But just because it鈥檚 the norm, doesn鈥檛 mean that it鈥檚 right. Our oceans are struggling and calling out for help. Did you know that Fossil fuels are harming our planet from every angle 鈥� even by producing plastics.
This month is Plastic Free July - which is a global movement helping people to learn how to reduce their plastic waste. The initiative is designed to provide resources to help everyone reduce their single-use plastic waste in all areas of their lives. You can sign up for the challenge to reduce your single-use plastic usage
The challenge is a good start in taking action against single-use plastics, but you may be wondering how you start cutting single-use plastics out of your life? You can start small, you don鈥檛 have to change everything immediately. 皇冠体育app鈥檝e put together a few simple ways that you can start reducing the amount of single-use plastic that you use. A small change will make a difference. Once you鈥檝e started you can educate yourself more on single-use plastic alternatives.
Take a look at our tips to get started below:
Ditch those disposable coffee cups and bring your own reusable drinks bottle
There are so many reusable coffee cups to choose from, that there鈥檚 really no excuse on using single-use plastic for your morning coffee. Many caf茅s even give you a discount for bringing your own 鈥� so it鈥檚 a win-win, right?
Bring your own shopping bags
Many of the single-use plastic bags end up in our oceans and unfortunately are mistaken for food by many animals. 皇冠体育app鈥檙e choking our sea life by our shopping bag habit. It鈥檚 not that hard to keep a sustainable shopping bag with you. It鈥檚 just one thing to check that you have in the morning 鈥� just add it to your routine.
Yes, we understand that we鈥檝e all been there in the supermarket till queue and had that realisation that we forgot to bring our own bags, but why not just carry your items if you can or if you鈥檝e come in your car 鈥� just take it to your car and pop it into a bag to unload when your home. A little inconvenience to you, could greatly help our planet.
Choose plastic free packaging
Many shopping items are unnecessarily wrapped in plastic. It鈥檚 easy - just choose products which are free from plastic packaging. Many shops now allow you to bring your own containers to fill up without the need for plastic packaging.
Say goodbye to single-use cutlery
Cutting the use of single-use plates and cutlery is another way to manage your plastic use. It鈥檚 such a wasteful way of entertaining your guests and from O1 October 2023, t.
Use companies that only sell plastic free products
As consumers, we have a choice on where we spend our money. 皇冠体育app don鈥檛 have to invest in companies that use single-use plastics, we can consciously make a change by supporting sustainable, zero-waste companies. Take a look at this list on the best companies who will actually help our environment
Already doing this? Here鈥檚 a few more suggestions for you:
Use loose leaf tea 鈥� did you know that there are even some plastics in the common tea bag?
Try a bamboo toothbrush 鈥� you can even get bamboo earbuds.
Use the soap bar rather than the bottle.
Say goodbye to the nasty clingfilm and use beeswax food wraps.
Change your beauty regime by getting rid of your face-wipes and use a biodegradable alternative or a flannel instead.
Ultimately, just think about the alternatives
Single-use plastic is convenient 鈥� there鈥檚 no doubt about that. But that convenience is killing our planet. Our laziness is corrupting our oceans. Now, there are more and more alternatives to single-use plastics, we just have to educate ourselves about them. Governments are starting to act with initiatives like the but they aren鈥檛 acting quickly enough. With movements like Plastic Free July, hopefully more of us will learn about the devastating impact of single-use plastic before it鈥檚 too late.
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