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Taking Action
Last week, we blogged several facts about plastic pollution. Plastic pollution is just as common as any other type of pollution; causing horrible problems for the environment.Ways to combat plastic pollution are:
- Choose to reuse when it comes to shopping bags. Cloth bags are available at almost every retail store at low prices.
- Reduce everyday plastics such as sandwich bags and juice cartons by replacing them with a reusable lunch bag or box.
- Bring your own mug or cup with you to coffee shops or restaurants that let you use them, which is a great way to reuse your own products and not waste any unnecessary cups. If you have to buy a new cup, try to re-use it more than once.
- Provide accessible recycling bins in your home. Especially if you invited guests into your home, be sure to set out and label a separate container just for recyclables.
- Learn recycling dos and don'ts! Not everything can be recycled. If you must use plastic, try to choose #1 (PETE) or #2 (HDPE), which are the most commonly recycled plastics. Avoid plastic bags and polystyrene foam as both typically have very low recycling rates.
These facts
were re-purposed from the article "22 Facts About Plastic Pollution (And
10 Things We Can Do About It) from EcoWatch at ecowatch.com.
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