Over the past few years of sailing aboard Terrapin, I have noticed something disturbing. I have witnessed plastic thrown on beaches, floating in the ocean, or laying on streets. Even while crossing the Pacific Ocean, I saw plastic floating in the middle of nowhere. Something must be done! We, all of us, need to reduce our plastic use.
DID YOU KNOW?
93% of plastics are not recycled. Considering most of us use plastic every day...this stinks!
We consume plastic without even knowing it. 1/4 of the fish we eat contain plastic.
You are drinking plastic. 83% of tap water tested has plastic microbeads.
More than 8 million tons of plastic are dumped into the oceans each year.
The life of plastic can be from 10 to 1,000 years.
You can easily reduce the amount of plastic you use.
Ways you can easily reduce your plastic use.
Take reusable bags to the stores with you! Easy.
Refuse straws!
Ditch the plastic water bottle. It is easy to bring your own reusable bottle where ever you go.
When ordering coffee, have the barista fill up a reusable coffee cup.
Bring your own to go containers when eating out. Refuse the styrofoam "to go" container.
Loose your plastic toothbrush. Order a bamboo toothbrush off Amazon.
Send your kids to school (like when Emma and I went to school) with reusable sandwich bags. After use, your kids can bring them home in their lunch boxes.
Throw out anything that claims to have microbeads.
When grabbing a soda on the go...choose the can instead of the plastic bottle.
Use bar soap instead of plastic pump soap.
Consider using stainless steal ice cube trays.
Choose natural cat liter.
Buy your laundry detergent in boxes not plastic jugs.
Use wooden combs and hairbrushes.
Use tinfoil instead of plastic-wrap
Use tinfoil instead of plastic-wrap
Just by changing 2 or 3 of daily habits can have a huge effect.
