2nd Step to ZeroWaste - Say No To Plastic

Dear Planeteers,

Today I am going to share something critical information.This changed the way we live. It's about plastic..nowadays it's very hard to find products without plastic. Let's understand how much plastic took over our life

Toothbrush - made with plastic
Body washes, moisturizers and other cosmetics packed in plastic.
Milk containers - plastic
Breakfast items such as bread, bagels are packed in plastic.
Lunch box with plastic lids - some cases boxes are made with plastic.
Spoons and forks made with plastic.
Evening snacks packed in plastic bags or zip locks.
Water what we consume is filed in plastic water bottles.
Any juice or drinks filled in plastic bottles.
Vegetables and fruits what we get from the store are in plastic bags.

If you look at this, life is all filled up with plastic. But if this plastic is not recycled properly they end up in the landfills, water. It takes years to decompose this plastic in the land. That means we are contaminating land, also sometimes these plastic breaks and pollute air. That causes lung disorder. If they end in water, they are harming aqua life.

Plastic is toxic in nature, Lot of time we all tend to think that we are recycling plastic so what is a big deal if I am recyling used plastic? Let me tell you what... only 30% of plastic bottles are being recycled according to Association of Plastic Recyclers in 2015; these statistics are only for plastic bottles; there are other forms of plastic which we are using. Overall plastic recycling in the USA is less than 20% (in actual number this % might be even far less). So now even to recycle that plastic it requires a lot of energy and also this produces a lot of toxic waste . I am going to explain about this recycling process in detail in another article along with my Recycling is not a solution.

But this should give you an idea why it is better to find ways to reuse as much as possible or even if possible Refuse the plastic. I would recommend all of you to avoid plastic use as much as possible. When there is no enough demand for plastic, companies will not be producing plastic products also.

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