We are drowning in plastic.
From beauty products to grocery bags to water bottles to our daily cup of coffee, plastic is present in every aspect of our lives. Most of these items are designed to be used once and thrown away, usually heading to the landfill.
Some of the plastic that we think can be recycled, like drink lids, straws and utensils, end up in the landfill because they're either too difficult to recycle or there's no market for the end products. Even recyclable plastic such as water bottles are becoming harder to recycle.
The most effective approach to reducing our plastic waste is to REFUSE, REDUCE, and REUSE.
In January 2019, GreenWorks spearheaded the creation of the Plastics Reduction Task Force -- a group of motivated volunteers dedicated to reducing single-use plastic in our environment. Since its start, the Task Force has already organized a campaign for a plastic bag ban, is developing a "Go Easy Guide" to businesses and coordinated a month-long Mind Your Plastic May Challenge for May 2019.
Join the plastic-free movement and break free from the plastic ties that bind us. Though May is over, you can still read back through all of the plastic-free advice we sent out.
From beauty products to grocery bags to water bottles to our daily cup of coffee, plastic is present in every aspect of our lives. Most of these items are designed to be used once and thrown away, usually heading to the landfill.
Some of the plastic that we think can be recycled, like drink lids, straws and utensils, end up in the landfill because they're either too difficult to recycle or there's no market for the end products. Even recyclable plastic such as water bottles are becoming harder to recycle.
The most effective approach to reducing our plastic waste is to REFUSE, REDUCE, and REUSE.
In January 2019, GreenWorks spearheaded the creation of the Plastics Reduction Task Force -- a group of motivated volunteers dedicated to reducing single-use plastic in our environment. Since its start, the Task Force has already organized a campaign for a plastic bag ban, is developing a "Go Easy Guide" to businesses and coordinated a month-long Mind Your Plastic May Challenge for May 2019.
Join the plastic-free movement and break free from the plastic ties that bind us. Though May is over, you can still read back through all of the plastic-free advice we sent out.
When you take the Mind Your Plastic May Challenge, you will be entered into a drawing for plastic-free prizes such as locally-made Broo shampoo and body bars, a Shecology laundry starter kit, beeswax wraps from Lick Log Branch Apiaries, bamboo utensils from Ten Thousand Villages and more!
Plus, for every $10 donated to the campaign, you receive an additional raffle entry. |
Pounds of plastic diverted from the landfill*
*based on the average amount of plastic waste produced per person per day (0.6 pounds), the number of days of the challenge and the number of participants
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