Plastic Free July Tips

Plastic Free July Tips

What are you doing to celebrate #PlasticFreeJuly? Are you aware that less than 9% of plastic gets recycled, or that the process is highly toxic from cradle to grave, from extracting oil, leeching microplastics, plastic pollution, forever chemicals, et al.? Did you know that plastic and polyester (and vinyl, asphalt, rubber, etc.) are all oil products? The more we know, the more we can make meaningful change. Adjusting our habits is easier than we might realize, and so much healthier for us personally, for our families and Mother Nature (upon whom we depend for our lives, nutrition, adventure, etc.). ​

Here are a few tips you might consider.
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• Take your own to-go containers to restaurants
• Bamboo toothbrush
• Carry a backpack or reusable grocery bags (A backpack makes it easy for me to walk or bike to the store.)
• Bar soap and bar shampoo
• Bulk dish soap, powder laundry detergent in reusable glass containers
• Make your own mocktail (or cocktail) or tea, instead of canned or bottled sodas or libations
• Remember there’s #NoExcuseForSingleUse
• Shop at your local bulk goods store using reusable containers. (They know how to tare.)
• Shop at local farmers markets for produce instead of food covered in plastic at the grocery store
• Wear natural fiber clothing. Polyester is an oil-product and leeches microplastics into the water every time we wash our clothes.

 
Use #EarthGratitude and tag us on Instagram, X and Facebook with your tips and suggestions. Also, check out our 5-part docuseries at EarthGratitude.org with the following episodes:

• Green Kids
• Animals and Conservation
• Food and Health
• Everyday Sustainability
• The Power of Gratitude

 
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