Plastic killing the planet. Use these 14 ways to reduce its consumption

From the point of view of the average citizen the world is a convenient and secure environment, which is specially designed to meet him, the citizen, needs. In the shops every morning, it is unclear where materialize fresh bread, tomatoes, milk and other necessary products to being digested and plucked as waste, disappear somewhere away without residue and trace. Clean, pleasant and convenient world.

gap pattern occurs when the average citizen is faced with its closely waste. This occurs usually at the most inopportune moment, and makes a lasting impression. Having tasted all the delights of a picnic in the woods, clogged household waste, swim in the river, the surface of which is a porridge made from bottles and disposable tableware, lie on the beach among the plastic utensils and disposable syringes, you suddenly begin to see clearly and understand that "we can not live on and need to do something."

And here we are with a reminder about the struggle against the invasion of plastic.

1. Avoid packaged foods

Striving for maximum convenience for the customer makes the stores to use more and more of the packaging, even in those cases where it can not do well. Try to opt out of the prisoners in the plastic shell of fruits and vegetables and move to the nearby market, where everything is available without additional wrappers.

2. Do not use plastic bags

Plastic bags are a real scourge of our time, which is harmful even difficult to assess. Just think of a few facts:

• The average lifespan of the package - 20 minutes and it can be expanded for about 200 years.
• The fourth part of the water of the ocean surface is already covered with a floating plastic waste.
• Oil used to make 14 plastic bags, enough to drive a car 1.6 km.
• The production of plastic bags spent 4% of the world oil production.

3. Buy in bulk and in bulk

Try to refrain from buying products packaged in small quantities and enclosed in environmentally unfriendly packaging.

4. Do not use plastic utensils

The use of plastics in the kitchen, even special food varieties that are not only environmentally illiterate, but also can cause direct harm to your health. Over time, especially under the influence of temperature, they may produce severe toxic substances that cause various diseases. Try to give preference glass and metal.

5. Stop buying bottled water

No, I did not call you to begin to drink water from the tap or from puddles that in some cities, by the way, is almost equivalent. Just pay attention to the existence of domestic sewage treatment plants, or search in your area is one of the selling points on tap purified drinking water.

6. Carry water in steel or glass container

We wrote a lot about proper hydration of the body, and I hope you have not parted with a bottle of water. Now, the next step needs to be done, and replace it with a special reusable capacity. A great way to not only preserve nature, but once again stand out and emphasize their individuality.

7. Instead of using disposable cups special thermoglasses

Count how many cups of coffee and tea do you drink each day and how many plastic cups send in the trash. It's time to get a longer special reusable glass, Which is also much longer will store the heat and flavor of your drink.

8. Go to the store with his bag

String bag - brilliant Soviet invention (in fact, Czech), which was popular in the era of shortages thanks the fact that the string bag is practically took place in the folded position, but, if necessary, easily accommodates the bag potatoes. Today it's time to think about this and other equally comfortable and beautiful substitutes plastic bags.

9. Straws for drinks

Every thing around us is to meet any need. What is the need to satisfy the plastic tubes in the drinks, I do not know. Time to tie this relic of the past, and drink like normal people, from the glass.

10. Use plastic bags as many times as possible

The plot of the story of one of the most popular comedians in the past, yes. But in fact, nothing in this funny not. If you're not going to throw out every plastic bag immediately after use, you can save the life of a couple of hundreds of seabirds or turtles. All the same ridiculous?

11. Choose products with packaging without plastic

Today on the shelves you can find a lot of products presented in different packages. For example, milk can be in a paper bag, a plastic bottle or package. The same applies to washing powders, cereals, juices. Make the right choice!

12. Do not use plastic containers for storage

Most chemically neutral substance - this glass. Then, various metals are. Plastic is not suitable for long-term food storage and conservation.

13. Surround yourself with the right objects

Perhaps plastic cheap in production, but it will never compare the feelings with noble wood or metal. Do not surround yourself with things cheap!

14. no plastic toys

When a child comes home, happy parents want to surround him all the best, convenient and secure. So why did they put in his crib all these ugly pieces of plastic in the chemical composition of which includes the whole periodic table? It is quite possible to replace this stuff products made from natural materials such as wood, wool and natural fabrics.

We will only offer you a few simple ways by which each reader can contribute to a great cause. You can, of course, just do not pay attention to the problem, you can declare the author of another kooky naturalist, but to avoid a war with plastic invasion is still not succeed. Because now the question is quite simple: either we, or still have it.