51 ways to reduce plastic usage.

Tuesday 26 June 2012

51 ways to reduce plastic usage.

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51 ways to Reduce Plastic Uses ♥1. Bring your own cloth bags tothe grocery store (or any store!).
2. Don't buy beverages bottles in
plastic. Glass is great.
3. Carry your own reusable steel
or ceramic beverage container. If
they're too pricey, use a glass
mason jar! Heavy, but cheap.
4. Don't get to-go coffee or hot
drinks. Your drink lid and cup
will live on for over 100 years!
The lids and lining are plastic.
Bring your own or ask for a
ceramic, reusable cup.
5. Go to the farmer's market and
purchase fresh fruits and veggies
(not packaged in plastic).
6. Don't buy convenience foods
packages in plastic.
7. Make your own bread.
8. Buy bread from bakeries that
package in paper.
9. Clean with baking soda and
vinegar instead of cleaners
packaged in plastic.
10. Buy laundry detergent in
boxes, not liquid in plastic
containers.
11. Buy farm fresh eggs in
reusable paper containers.
12. Get your cheese from the
deli and place it in your own
container (glass or a plastic one
that you already have, don't
waste what you already have!) or
get it wrapped in paper.
13. Buy your meat from the deli
and have it wrapped in paper.
14. Package your leftovers in
corningware.
15. Bring your own containers to
restaurants to package leftovers.
16. Use bar soap to wash your
dishes. Dr. Bronner's is perfect.
17. Stop using deodorant or
antiperspirant. It's not natural to
prevent yourself from sweating.
Use perfume in a glass bottle if
you want a nice smell.
18. Do not use air fresheners.
Light a candle or incense instead.
19. Store all your food in glass
containers. If you purchase
something bottled in glass, clean
it and reuse it!
20. Buy bulk cereal, bring your
own paper bags.
21. Buy tortilla chips packaged in
paper bags.
22. Buy bulk coffee packaged in
paper or in cans, or bring your
own bags.
23. Buy milk in paper cartons.
24. Buy peanut butter that is
packaged in glass containers.
25. Buy bar soap, not liquid body
wash.
26. Compost your trash, reduce
your use of plastic trash bags.
27. Line small trash bins in your
house with paper bags.
28. When ordering drinks, say
"no straw please!"
29. Buy real maple syrup (comes
in glass bottles) we get ours at
Trader Joes.
30. Buy toilet paper that is
wrapped in paper, not plastic.
31. Don't use ziploc. If you need
to keep things like half an onion
(happens to us all the time!) use
aluminum or waxy paper.
32. Use cloth rags for clean up
around the house, no paper
towels - reduces your trash and
need for trash bags.
33. Use matches instead of
plastic encased lighters. They
usually give them to you for free
at the liquor store.
34. Use cloth napkins. They feel
nice and reduce your waste and
use of plastic trash bags.
35. If you want a fun drink, buy
chocolate milk in a carton or
apple juice in glass bottle. You
can also ferment your own
drinks in glass mason jars.
36. Bring your own bag to all
stores you shop in and say "no
bag needed, thanks!"
37. Put empty cardboard boxes
in your car to transport heavy
items to and from your car
without a bag.
38. Say "paper not plastic" at the
grocery store.
39. Don't use plastic cutting
boards. Use wood or glass.
40. Use baby bottles made of
glass.
41. Use stainless steel sippy cups
for kids.
42. Use cloth based toys for your
pets, like catnip mice and soft
squishy balls.
43. Buy cloth diapers. Many
great varieties available and
better for your baby. We fill a
super bowl size hole every day
with disposal diapers that will
leach toxins into the
environment for centuries to
come.
44. Buy CDs packaged in
cardboard sleeves or buy your
music online.
45. Use junk mail and other
paper to stuff into big packages
to ship instead of bubble wrap
or air filled plastic.
46. Use real silverware for parties
instead of plastic.
47. Use rechargeable batteries to
reduce buying batteries
packaged in plastic.
48. Make a compost heap to
reduce your food waste and put
it back into the earth.
49. Use a reusable cloth bag or
old fashioned steel lunch box to
carry your lunch to work or
school.
50. Make your own yogurt in
glass mason jars. It's easy!
Last but not Least!
51. Re use the plastic bags you already have in your house

Spread the word! Tell people
about the harmful chemicals in
plastic, the pacific garbage patch
and help reduce plastic use by
example!

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