Conservation: Single-Use Plastic Substitutions

By CuriOdyssey | Thu August 9, 2018

Get inspired, try one today:

Bring your own reusable net bags for produce, not using the plastic bags stores supply.
Invest in a reusable water bottle…and use it!
Save pasta sauce jars and use instead of Tupperware.
Buy coffee at a store, not using the plastic lid.
Buy canned drinks in bulk in the cardboard boxes (avoid plastic six-pack rings!)

Save every plastic bag to use as a poop bag for your pets.
Use a wooden toothpick, not those plastic ones I see everywhere on the ground!
Use a wooden toothbrush (consider how many plastic toothbrushes go into your local landfill/body of water).

Best reusable plastic jar is a “Talenti” ice cream jar with a screw top lid. Lots of uses.
Wearing all-cotton clothing!
Finding alternatives to plastic cling wrap- beeswrap, for example.
Reuse Ziploc bags by washing them out and letting them air dry (just like your dishes!).
Make your own shampoo, body wash, soap, etc.
If you eat a lot of energy bars, look up recipes online and try making your own!
Avoid buying bottled water as much as is humanly possible.
Use a Guppy bag when washing clothes to prevent microplastics from being washed away.
Look up microplastics, they get into your food!