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20 Actions to Reduce and Reuse Plastic
The most effective way you can address plastic pollution is rethinking your relationship with it.
We’re sharing 20 ways you can reduce and reuse plastic.
Making these simple plastic swaps and adopting more sustainable daily habits will prevent plastic pollution from reaching our Ocean and ensure a healthier, greener planet.
Enough talk – let’s take action.
1. Buy a reusable shopping bag
2. Use a reusable drinking cup
3. Buy fruit and vegetables with plastic-free packaging
4. Buy dry goods using your own reusable containers, instead of buying them in a single-use packet
5. Buy meat or fish with plastic-free packaging
6. Buy a plastic free cosmetic or household product, like bamboo toothbrush or a bar of soap
7. Make your own lunch instead of buying one wrapped in a single-use plastic wrapper
8. Swap over to reusable milk bottles
9. Try a plastic free period – check out mooncups, period pants and reusable applicators
10. Use a silicone container or silicone lid instead of cling-film
11. Buy your butter wrapped in paper – you don’t need a plastic butter dish
12. Choose cans over bottles when buying fizzy drinks and never buy bottled water
13. Don’t celebrate events with balloon releases, the chances are the balloons will land in the Ocean
14. Cigarette filters contain plastic – perhaps that is another reason to stop smoking…
15. Wear clothes made from natural fibres like cotton, linen, bamboo or hemp vs polyester, nylon or spandex
16. Try using pencils instead of pens. If you use a biro – use one that can be re-filled
17. Ditch the single-use razors, nappies, and lighters. We have alternatives
18. Avoid plastic accessories, such as, hair bands, hair clips and jewellery – there are so many plastic-free sustainable options
19. Say no to plastic straws – use paper or bamboo straws instead
20. Pick up litter – even if it isn’t yours! Don’t let it reach our drains and waterways
Finally: Remember that plastic was designed to last forever,
it has no place as a single-use material apart from in medicine.
