Day 10 of the Plastic Free July Challenge While fashion has justifiably got a bad rap for poor environmental practices, beauty pollution, though smaller in volume, is highly insidious. 👉🏼Microbeads and microplastics like glitter are impossible to shore out of oceans. 👉🏼The avobenzone in sunscreens is now proven to deplete coral reefs. Volatile organic compounds … Read more
Day 9 of the Plastic Free July Challenge It’s only one plastic pen said eight billion people. Who are you kidding, who has only one pen? Plastic pens are everywhere. They are at home, at workplaces, and at schools, yet they are just as polluting as plastic bags and straws. Pens are also given away … Read more
Day 8 of the Plastic Free July Challenge Switching to Silicone sandwich bags is not only great for our environment but also for our health! Silicone is durable and more ocean-friendly than plastic. It lasts longer and stands up better against heat and cold than plastics. It’s safer for your family, too, with no estrogen-mimicking … Read more
Day 7 of the Plastic Free July Challenge Don’t over-exfoliate as they tend to damage your skin. Always use the loofah once a week. As for the loofahs, swap from synthetic to biodegradable ones. They remove dirt, oil, and dead skin similar to synthetic ones. The biodegradable loofahs can be composted after their lifetime. It … Read more
Plastic Free July Challenge – Day 6 Unfortunately, most packaging is designed as single-use and is typically thrown away rather than reused or recycled. According to the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), food and food packaging materials make up almost half of all municipal solid waste. In 2014, out of the 258 million tons of … Read more
Plastic Free July Challenge – Day 5 Why one should switch to shampoo bars and ditch plastic bottle shampoos? 👉🏼More than 552 million shampoo bottles could be ending up in landfills every year 👉🏼The number of shampoo bottles thrown out in the United States every year could fill 1,164 football fields 👉🏼Only 1 in 5 … Read more
Plastic Free July Challenge – Day 4 Disposable coffee cups, which look like they are made of paper, have been found to contain plastics that do not break down and are damaging the environment. “These cups have a plastic lining that, when they go away, either end up in landfill — they don’t biodegrade — … Read more
Plastic Free July Challenge – Day 3 July 3 is the International Plastic Bag Free Day to promote the use of eco-friendly bags instead of plastic bags and get rid of single-use plastic bags. It’s easy to carry a cloth bag with you. They are foldable and don’t take much space. Some countries like Bangladesh, … Read more
Plastic Free July Challenge – Day 2 When it comes to ocean plastics, there are a number of images we paint within our minds. From plastic bottles and straws to food wrappers and single-use grocery bags. Most of us are well aware that an ever-growing flood of garbage is entering our ocean on a daily … Read more
Plastic Free July is a global movement that helps millions of people like us to be part of the solution to plastic pollution. So, we can have cleaner streets and oceans! As I always say, our small actions will definitely make a huge impact! Don’t think that your small contribution doesn’t matter. It does! Just … Read more
