You think plastic free is hard? No way man. It is very simple if you just stop to buy the bad things. Most people thinks they need plastic for everything but they are wrong. You can live very good without the plastic. It is better for the dirt and the fish in the water.
Start With Your Bag
First thing you do is get a bag from cloth. Do not take the plastic bag from the store. The store man give you bag but you say “No thank you.” You put the food in your cloth bag. It is strong and it do not break like plastic. If you forgets your bag just carry the stuff in your hands. It is like a workout for your muscles!
The Water Bottle Problem
Everyone buy the plastic bottle of water. Why? The water from the sink is fine. Or use a filter. Buy a bottle made of metal. It keep the water cold and it do not leak chemicals into your mouth. Plastic bottles is very trashy. They sit in the ocean for a million years. You just carry your metal bottle and you look very cool and smart.
Food in the Kitchen
Look at your kitchen. So much plastic! You got the wrap and the bags. Stop that. Use a glass jar. Jars is amazing. You eat the pickles and then you keep the jar. Put your beans in there. Put your leftovers in there. It look pretty on the shelf too.
- Glass is king. It don’t smell like old food.
- Beeswax wrap. It is sticky and good for bread.
- Silicone lids. They stretch over the bowl.
When you go to the market buy the fruit that has no clothes. I mean no plastic wrap! Bananas already have a skin. Oranges have a skin. Why they put plastic on it? It is crazy. Just put them in the basket.
Cleaning Your Body
You go to the bathroom and see plastic everywhere. Shampoo bottles, soap bottles, toothbrushes. It is a plastic party. But you can change this easy.
- Soap bars. Use a bar of soap. It don’t need a bottle.
- Shampoo bars. It look like soap but for hair. It work good.
- Bamboo toothbrush. When it get old you throw it in the dirt and it turn into dirt. Plastic ones stay forever.
Why People Scared?
People think plastic free is for rich people. They think it cost too much money. But it actually save the money! You don’t buy the paper towels. use a rag. You don’t buy the tiny bags. use the jar. buy the food in big piles (bulk) and it is cheaper.
The big companies want you to buy plastic because it is fast. But fast is not always good. Slow living is better for the brain. You feel happy when you don’t have a big trash can full of loud plastic.
Doing It Every Day
Don’t try to be perfect. If you buy a plastic thing by accident don’t cry. Just do better tomorrow. Tell your friends. If everyone stop using one straw the turtles will be dancing in the sea.
Plastic is a mistake from the past. We are the future. We use the wood and the metal and the glass. It feels better in the hand. It smells better. Your house look like a magazine instead of a grocery store.
The Big Secret
The secret is just saying “No.”
- No to the straw.
- No to the fork made of plastic.
- No to the bubble wrap.
It is easy because you just don’t do something. Doing nothing is the easiest thing in the world! You just sit there and don’t buy the plastic. See? You are already a pro at this.
Conclusion of the Article
Living without plastic is a fun game. find new ways to do things. You talk to the farmer at the market. You use your glass jars like a scientist. It is not a chore it is a lifestyle. Your kids will thank you because the earth will not be a giant plastic ball.
Go look in your trash now. See what is there. Next time you go to the shop don’t buy that stuff. Buy the stuff in the box or the stuff with nothing on it. You can do it! It is easier than eating a cake. Actually it is easier than that because you don’t have to chew. Just carry your cloth bag and be a hero for the world today. Plastic is old news. You are the new news. Stay green and stay happy
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