reducing the amount of disposable plastic in your life.
Although recycling can help reduce the amount of garbage, only a few types of plastics can be recycled by most municipal governments. The fraction
that does get recycled still requires a lot of energy and water which just isn’t a good proposition when it
comes to single-use items.
There’s also an increasing concern about the toxins that plastic garbage release into the environment. But in our modern lives, plastic surrounds us and cutting it out can seem daunting.
Below are some super easy ways to get started.
Bring your own reusable shopping bag when you go out. Bringing your own bag is common but good environmental advice that governments have implemented to encourage more people to do it. In fact, disposable shopping bags have been banned in a number of cities.
Secondly, stop using single use plastics like paper coffee cups(they are coated with plastic), straws, plastic water bottles, plastic cutlery, basically anything made of plastic. Saying no to straws has actually become a big movement in the world
with a lot of restaurants and cafes joining it by replacing plastic straws with reusable metal straws instead.
Not only does these ways help you save money by not having to buy plastic bags and being able to fill up water for FREE but at the same time you are slowly reducing waste that ends up in our landfills.
Together, we will surely make a difference.
Written by: Syasya & Batrisyia D
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