Reducing Single-Use Plastics

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A straw with our iced coffee, a plastic bag to carry our takeout, a wrapper on a candy bar: taken individually, each seems harmless. These modern conveniences are so ubiquitous—and so quickly thrown out—that they hardly register in our minds. But single-use plastics come with a steep environmental price—one that we’ll be paying off for millennia. Our plastic addiction is having a devastating impact on our oceans, our wildlife, and our health.

Please feel free to discuss ways of how to reduce single-use plastics in your daily lives in this forum!

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Always pack a reusable bag when shopping!

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Buy in bulk. Avoid individually packaged goods, like snack packs.

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Speak out in support of local plastic bans, whether by calling your local government representative, submitting an op-ed to your city’s newspaper, or simply starting conversations with neighbors.(source: https://www.nrdc.org/stories/single-use-plastics-101#avoid)

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