Simple ways to reduce your consumption
With regards to cutting out plastics (well done by the way!), here’s some suggestions. It is hard seeing as most packaging is plastic, but here goes…
- buy drinks in cartons or glass instead of plastic bottles.
- refuse to eat out, eliminating a lot of plastic packaging (e.g. sandwiches, cups etc)
- be prepared whilst shopping. Refuse plastic bags and bring any you already own, plastic or canvas (that goes for those clear ones for loose veg too!)
- some toiletries companies which use packaging alternatives include Neal’s Yard Remedies, Suma, Whole Earth Foods. You can google these to see which places stock them, but many health shops will do more eco-friendly food and household items.
I agree with you about the supermarkets. Best we can do is to write to them to keep pressurising them, whilst shop there less and support smaller, local stores and health shops.
Source: yahoo answers
