How to avoid plastic pollution

At present, more than 75% of the plastics that we consume societies worldwide become waste difficult to manage, being responsible for the contamination of innumerable ecosystems. Therefore, we must choose to directly avoid their consumption, beyond their recycling or reuse. In the following list you will find many initiatives that you can follow as Solutions for plastic pollution:

• Use our own alternative bags and containers when making the purchase.
• Eradicate the consumption of single -use plastic products.
• Use alternative cosmetics: reusable and without plastic containers.
• Manufacture and consume our own products to avoid unnecessary consumption of plastics.

Let’s see in more detail in the following sections what advice and solutions we can follow to deal with the harmful contamination of plastics suffered by the planet.

The number of plastic products we consume is directly related to the type of products we buy in supermarkets, so following a series of initiatives when we are going to make the purchase can change the level of plastics that end up contaminating nature.

Must Always carry our own bagsboth when going to make the purchase and when asking for food to carry, whether they are bags of fabric, cotton or cardboard And, we can even reuse plastic that still remain at home.

It is also very important to bet on the purchase of bulk products, for which we can use glass boats and reusable bags. Failing that, we must prefer the purchase of products packaged in cardboard or glass, thus avoiding plastic.

In this other post we talk more about the alternatives to replace plastic bags.

Carrying our own thermos or coffee cup, as well as a bottle of stainless steel or glass will save us the consumption of a large number of single -use plastic containers. In addition, there are more and more biodegradable products such as Alternatives to single -use plasticsso take note of what we offer in the following list:

• Dishes, glasses and covered with bamboo fiber or biodegradable plastic.
  
• Wood, silicone or stainless steel kitchen utensils.
  
• Beat straws made of bamboo, paper, stainless steel, and even edible materials.
• Fabric wraps or natural bee wax to wrap food.
• Tuppers and glass containers.

Do not use soaps and solid shampoos? Without a doubt, these are one of the products that most help Reduce the purchase of packaged hygiene products. They are more durable and prevent us from throwing containers and more plastic containers in the trash every time we must buy them. Know more reusable hygiene articles without plastic containers In the following list:

• Solid deodorant.
  
• Bamboo tooth brushes.
• Reusable baston.
• Solid or prepared toothpaste with natural products.
• Menstrual cup, compresses and cloth diapers.
• Reusable stainless steel razor blades.
• Natural sponges (LUFFA or Esparto).
  
• Natural or mineral makeup.

In addition, in these other ecology articles, we explain how to make a natural homemade deodorant and how to make homemade ecological makeup.

Investing in imagination and time, while saving money with the Unnecessary Purchase of Plasticswe can make endless crafts and produce our own resources. Let’s look at some concrete examples that are part of the Zero Waste Lifestyle or Zero Waste:

• Cook and make homemade products to avoid the purchase of packaged juices, pre -cooked food, frozen, etc.
• Natural cosmetics and prepare soaps. Here you can see several recipes to make natural handmade soaps.
• Make toys with recycled and wood materials.
• Make crafts and decorations for the home with wood and bamboo pallets.
• Manufacture our own furniture with recycled materials.

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The environmental impacts It causes the presence of plastics in nature are really catastrophic, since the natural cycles of ecosystems and the survival of plant and animal species are seriously affected.

Gigantic masses of floating plastics, called Plastic Islandsthey are responsible for the pollution of the oceans, while all types of single -use plastics appear in cities, forests, rivers, beaches and even inside animals.

The social and environmental costs resulting from plastic pollution They have put governments and large companies around the world alert. Several “plastics’ pacts” have been proposed by countries around the world, so that, step by step, and together with the individual collaboration of citizens, we can accelerate the transition to a sustainable management of plastics, reducing their production and favoring the collection, classification and efficient recycling of them.

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