Start living a plastic-free lifestyle
The National Geographic’s website states that some plastics can take up to 400 years to break down, and with that said our planet is in serious trouble.
Whether you are walking or driving through the area’s in our community, one cannot ignore the amount of illegal dumping near dwellings. It is safe to say that our communities are heavily polluted with plastics.
There is so much plastic items all over the area and with little solutions to solving the issue many organisations across the world are promoting a ‘plastic-free’ environment.
The National Geographic’s website states that some plastics came take up to 400 years to break down, and with that said our planet is in serious trouble.
To help with the issue, the website called ‘Tree Hugger’ provides a few tips on how you can reduce your use of plastic items in your home.
The tips from the website are as follows:
1. Avoid the worst plastic offenders – If you check the bottom of any plastic container, you’ll see a number (1 through 7) inside a triangle made of arrows. The worst plastics are: #3 – Polyvinyl Chloride, an extremely toxic plastic that contains dangerous additives. #6 – Polystyrene, which contains styrene, a toxin for the brain and nervous system, and is used in Styrofoam, disposable dishes, take-out containers, plastic cutlery#7 – Polycarbonate/Other category, which contains bisphenol A and is found in most metal food can liners, clear plastic sippy cups, sport drink bottles, juice and ketchup containers.
2. Use non-plastic containers – Carry a reusable water bottle and travel mug wherever you go.
3. Never drink bottled water
4. Shop in bulk -The more items you can buy in bulk, the more you’ll save in packaging.
5. Avoid frozen convenience foods – Convenience foods are among the worst culprits for excessive packaging waste.
6. Let baking soda and vinegar become your new best friends- Baking soda, which comes cheap in large cardboard boxes, and vinegar, which comes in large glass jars, can be used to clean, scour, and disinfect the house and wash dishes.
7. Use natural cloths instead of plastic scrubbers – If you need something with scrubbing power, go for copper instead of plastic. Use a cotton dishcloth or a coconut coir brush for dishes, instead of a plastic scrub brush. Use cotton facecloths instead of disposable wipes. Don’t underestimate the versatility of old rags!
8. Keep your laundry routine plastic-free – Use soap flakes, soap strips, or soap nuts instead of conventional laundry detergents that come in plastic-lined cardboard with plastic scoops or thick plastic jugs.
Other things that can you start changing at home, instead of using plastic, is that you can use metal straws, stainless steel razor, bamboo toothbrush, bamboo straws, cotton swab, and cloth market bag.
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