How to Reduce Plastic Pollution in Everyday Life Archives - Our Funny Little Site Thu, 04 Jul 2019 08:24:17 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.2 How to Reduce Plastic Pollution in Everyday Life https://ourfunnylittlesite.com/how-to-reduce-plastic-pollution-in-everyday-life/ Sat, 06 Jul 2019 12:25:03 +0000 https://ourfunnylittlesite.com/?p=4359 Plastic pollution is a serious issue that is destroying our planet and killing millions of animals on land and at sea. We produce around 300 million tons of plastic every year and experts are predicting that there will be more plastic than fish in the oceans by 2050. That is, of course, unless some really […]

The post How to Reduce Plastic Pollution in Everyday Life appeared first on Our Funny Little Site.

]]> Plastic pollution is a serious issue that is destroying our planet and killing millions of animals on land and at sea. We produce around 300 million tons of plastic every year and experts are predicting that there will be more plastic than fish in the oceans by 2050. That is, of course, unless some really drastic measures are taken.

Those measures include every one of us changing our daily habits. What can we do?

View this post on Instagram

Ok, so found the image that I had come across about seven years ago and can put this up now. I remember seeing it for the first time, thinking great, great, art work and great, GREAT….amazing depiction of plastic pollution problem back then. The plastic pollution in the ocean problem is escalating with very little progress. Although some companies like McDonalds are starting to take some action by removing plastic straws, last trip there I was given a cardboard straw and thought this really sucks, because it was hard to draw from, but glad they are helping to reduce the plastic issue. Then I spoke to some and they had not come across the cardboard straws ever? Have you? Some of the following stats were found…there is now 100 million tons of plastic in the ocean, each year 100 million sea birds die from plastic and 100,000 marine creatures from entanglement. It takes 10-1000 years for plastics to decompose. Our oceans are still becoming polluted daily at an alarming rate. Thank you for your dmโ€™s, posts and messages regarding plastics. At Baji skincare we have always taken plastics wastes seriously and want our planet, oceans to be plastic free and raise awareness about the issue. Always check for the plastic recyclable code at the bottom of containers and dispose responsibly. @ferdirizkiyanto image from the year 2011.๐Ÿ™๐Ÿผ #trashtag #trashtagchallenge #take3forthesea #seabinproject

A post shared by Baji Skincare (@bajiskincare) on

Recycle

Buy plastic items that can be recycled later โ€“ many of them can. Be sure to recycle everything you can and you can even try and arrange a recycling program at your workplace.

Reuse

Avoid using single-use plastics. Believe it or not, itโ€™s not that hard โ€“ take your own reusable shopping bag, replace plastic cups, plates, and straws with the ones made from bamboo, etc.

View this post on Instagram

Who needs soggy paper straws when you can have our 100% Natural Grass Straws?! They wonโ€™t go soggy or mushy and best of all theyโ€™re Eco-Friendly, Biodegradable and Compostable. They are cut from the stems of bulrush which tends to be the natural waste as the top (lush part) of the plant is woven into rugs and baskets. Each straw is then dried and sterilised before being packed into our recycled card boxes. Our straws are hygienic, food safe, no preservatives or colouring. Huski Homeโ€™s grass straws are made from renewable sources and reduce the need for plastics one beverage at a time. ๐Ÿ’š . . . #huskihome #zerowasteuk #backtonature #greenliving #sustainable #biodegradable #saynotolitter #reducereuserecycle #sustainableliving #reuseandecycle #grassstraws #byproduct #utilisingwaste #plasticfreeuk #zerowastegoals #livinggreen #saveourplanet #ecofriendly #naturalstraws #compostableproduct #compostablestraws #plantbased #madebynature #veganlife #handcrafted #saynotoplasticstraws #plasticstrawssuck

A post shared by Huski Home (@huskihome) on

Remove

Never leave trash outside. Look for food recycling bins to help save the environment, even if it means taking a walk and finding the bin. You can also help pick up trash in your neighborhood.

View this post on Instagram

Composting is a great way to reduce your impact. ๐ŸŒฑโœจAmong other things, composting is good for the environment and it prevents unnecessary amounts of waste from going to landfills. โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € โ € There are different composting options depending on where you live and how much space you have, as well as what you are going to compost (food or yard waste). The great news is that even if you don't have a yard or much space you can still get a Worm bin (vermicomposting). ๐Ÿ›โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € Do you have organic waste collection where you live or do you perhaps have your own compost?๐ŸŒฑ โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € Great post by @wandering_wild_home ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿป โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € #SustainableCollective #sustainableliving #sustainability #composting #foodwaste #ecocosmetics #minimalism #zerowaste #wastefree #zerowasteuk #ecolife #zerowastehome #plasticfree #journeytozerowaste #zerowasteuk #zerowasteliving #zerowastetips #goingzerowaste #ecofriendly #reducewaste #zerowastelifestyle #zerowastejourney #sustainablelifestyle #reducereuserecycle #ecofriendlyproduct

A post shared by The Sustainable Collective ๐ŸŒŽ (@sustainable.collective) on

Refuse

When buying a beverage, you can always refuse straws or beverage tops. Do you really need them?

The post How to Reduce Plastic Pollution in Everyday Life appeared first on Our Funny Little Site.

]]> ersion="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> How to Reduce Plastic Pollution in Everyday Life Archives - Our Funny Little Site Thu, 04 Jul 2019 08:24:17 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.2 How to Reduce Plastic Pollution in Everyday Life https://ourfunnylittlesite.com/how-to-reduce-plastic-pollution-in-everyday-life/ Sat, 06 Jul 2019 12:25:03 +0000 https://ourfunnylittlesite.com/?p=4359 Plastic pollution is a serious issue that is destroying our planet and killing millions of animals on land and at sea. We produce around 300 million tons of plastic every year and experts are predicting that there will be more plastic than fish in the oceans by 2050. That is, of course, unless some really […]

The post How to Reduce Plastic Pollution in Everyday Life appeared first on Our Funny Little Site.

]]> Plastic pollution is a serious issue that is destroying our planet and killing millions of animals on land and at sea. We produce around 300 million tons of plastic every year and experts are predicting that there will be more plastic than fish in the oceans by 2050. That is, of course, unless some really drastic measures are taken.

Those measures include every one of us changing our daily habits. What can we do?

View this post on Instagram

Ok, so found the image that I had come across about seven years ago and can put this up now. I remember seeing it for the first time, thinking great, great, art work and great, GREAT….amazing depiction of plastic pollution problem back then. The plastic pollution in the ocean problem is escalating with very little progress. Although some companies like McDonalds are starting to take some action by removing plastic straws, last trip there I was given a cardboard straw and thought this really sucks, because it was hard to draw from, but glad they are helping to reduce the plastic issue. Then I spoke to some and they had not come across the cardboard straws ever? Have you? Some of the following stats were found…there is now 100 million tons of plastic in the ocean, each year 100 million sea birds die from plastic and 100,000 marine creatures from entanglement. It takes 10-1000 years for plastics to decompose. Our oceans are still becoming polluted daily at an alarming rate. Thank you for your dmโ€™s, posts and messages regarding plastics. At Baji skincare we have always taken plastics wastes seriously and want our planet, oceans to be plastic free and raise awareness about the issue. Always check for the plastic recyclable code at the bottom of containers and dispose responsibly. @ferdirizkiyanto image from the year 2011.๐Ÿ™๐Ÿผ #trashtag #trashtagchallenge #take3forthesea #seabinproject

A post shared by Baji Skincare (@bajiskincare) on

Recycle

Buy plastic items that can be recycled later โ€“ many of them can. Be sure to recycle everything you can and you can even try and arrange a recycling program at your workplace.

Reuse

Avoid using single-use plastics. Believe it or not, itโ€™s not that hard โ€“ take your own reusable shopping bag, replace plastic cups, plates, and straws with the ones made from bamboo, etc.

View this post on Instagram

Who needs soggy paper straws when you can have our 100% Natural Grass Straws?! They wonโ€™t go soggy or mushy and best of all theyโ€™re Eco-Friendly, Biodegradable and Compostable. They are cut from the stems of bulrush which tends to be the natural waste as the top (lush part) of the plant is woven into rugs and baskets. Each straw is then dried and sterilised before being packed into our recycled card boxes. Our straws are hygienic, food safe, no preservatives or colouring. Huski Homeโ€™s grass straws are made from renewable sources and reduce the need for plastics one beverage at a time. ๐Ÿ’š . . . #huskihome #zerowasteuk #backtonature #greenliving #sustainable #biodegradable #saynotolitter #reducereuserecycle #sustainableliving #reuseandecycle #grassstraws #byproduct #utilisingwaste #plasticfreeuk #zerowastegoals #livinggreen #saveourplanet #ecofriendly #naturalstraws #compostableproduct #compostablestraws #plantbased #madebynature #veganlife #handcrafted #saynotoplasticstraws #plasticstrawssuck

A post shared by Huski Home (@huskihome) on

Remove

Never leave trash outside. Look for food recycling bins to help save the environment, even if it means taking a walk and finding the bin. You can also help pick up trash in your neighborhood.

View this post on Instagram

Composting is a great way to reduce your impact. ๐ŸŒฑโœจAmong other things, composting is good for the environment and it prevents unnecessary amounts of waste from going to landfills. โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € โ € There are different composting options depending on where you live and how much space you have, as well as what you are going to compost (food or yard waste). The great news is that even if you don't have a yard or much space you can still get a Worm bin (vermicomposting). ๐Ÿ›โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € Do you have organic waste collection where you live or do you perhaps have your own compost?๐ŸŒฑ โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € Great post by @wandering_wild_home ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿป โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € #SustainableCollective #sustainableliving #sustainability #composting #foodwaste #ecocosmetics #minimalism #zerowaste #wastefree #zerowasteuk #ecolife #zerowastehome #plasticfree #journeytozerowaste #zerowasteuk #zerowasteliving #zerowastetips #goingzerowaste #ecofriendly #reducewaste #zerowastelifestyle #zerowastejourney #sustainablelifestyle #reducereuserecycle #ecofriendlyproduct

A post shared by The Sustainable Collective ๐ŸŒŽ (@sustainable.collective) on

Refuse

When buying a beverage, you can always refuse straws or beverage tops. Do you really need them?

The post How to Reduce Plastic Pollution in Everyday Life appeared first on Our Funny Little Site.

]]>