Throughout this identical week of 2021, I wrote a weblog about my efforts to make use of fewer single-use plastic merchandise at house. I didn’t like the concept of those merchandise build up within the landfill nor did I like the concept of spending cash on one thing that’s meant to be thrown out. I targeted on attempting to chop again on utilizing zip-top baggage. I attempted to make use of reusable baggage and containers the place I may and set the aim to make use of only one field of zip-top baggage over the course of an entire 12 months. Within the first 12 months, I made it about 10 months earlier than I ran out. I’m glad to say I can now meet that aim simply; it has grow to be a behavior. For context, I’m the one one who lives in my home.
I’ve taken just a few extra steps to ‘up my recreation’ past simply chopping down on the zip-top baggage. I regarded on the different methods I used to be utilizing single-use plastic that ended up within the trash. Two large culprits for me have been small plastic containers for dip or salad dressing in my lunch and plastic spoons and forks. I typically take my lunch to work and I discovered myself utilizing these things fairly typically. Switching to reusable containers for dressing and dip was a fairly straightforward swap, the containers are little metal cups with a decent lid that every holds 2 ounces. I received six of them for about $10.00. The silverware was a bit harder. I attempted to recollect to place a fork or spoon in my lunch bag every day, however each time I forgot I ended up with a plastic one from my cupboard at work. So, I made a decision to get powerful on myself and as soon as the little field at work was gone, I didn’t exchange it. As a substitute, I spent $2.00 on a bundle of mismatched silverware from my native thrift retailer. I now maintain that at work. When I’ve to make use of one, I simply wash it and put it again.
It could actually really feel a bit overwhelming attempting to reside in a extra sustainable method that produces much less waste, however these small steps have helped me really feel like I’m working towards that aim. What issues have you ever tried to scale back waste in your house? Share with us within the feedback or on our Fb web page!
