Reduce Your Plastic Usage

 


Top 10 Best Ways to Reduce Plastic Use at Home

One of the biggest challenges I have faced in making my home carbon neutral us reducing my usage of plastic.  Plastic is everywhere: wrapping our food, holding our cleaning products, lining our bathrooms, and filling our trash bins. While it’s convenient, much of it is used once and thrown away, lingering in landfills and oceans for centuries.

The good news? You don’t need to live a zero-waste lifestyle to make a meaningful impact. A few intentional swaps can dramatically reduce your household’s plastic footprint.

Below are the ten steps I have taken to reduce my plastic usage.

1. Switch to Reusable Grocery and Produce Bags

2. Stop Buying Bottled Water:  I use a water filter at home

3. Replace Plastic Food Storage with Glass Containers

4. Buy in Bulk:  Spouts and Whole Food are great options for this.

5. Choose Products with Minimal or Plastic-Free Packaging:  Try to use products that have a glass container. 

6. Switch to Bar Soap and Shampoo Bars

7. Ditch Disposable Kitchen Items:  I have bought a lot of bamboo items

8. Use Refillable Cleaning Products:  I have a great local store in Pasadena that I use.  A good online store for this is:  Eco-Friendly Cleaning Products for Home | Blueland

9. Reduce Online Packaging WasteL  This means cutting down on Amazon orders and other on line ordering that they use a lot of waste!

10. Buy Fewer, Higher-Quality Items: Select products that are contained in glass, metal or wood that you can reuse.


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