There are some very distressing things that come out of our convenience culture. Being a Christ follower, we have a responsibility to take care of the earth that our God created! Plastic anything has a horrible effect on our waterways. I walked the beaches in Puerto Rico picking up plastic laundry cartons, water bottles, plastic bags, and numerous other junk items. If we junk our oceans and waterways, we ruin our whole planet and our selves. Just take a look at this video.
There are so many things you can exchange out for reusable items. Simple changes, like a reusable water bottle, reusable cutlery, reusable laundry balls (something like crystal wash or wool dryer balls). Another big plastic waste is drinking straws. Cutting back on fast food is already a great way to limit straw usage. Some things you just can't drink without a straw; who wants a root beer float without a straw? There are reusable water bottles with straws (my favorite one I got from State Fair last year) abut there are also plenty of reusable/biodegradable options. If you take the pledge to ditch plastic straws as giveasip.us they'll send you a free reusable straw. There are also a lot of options on Amazon or in stores; you can get paper straws!
You can also talk to your legislators about ditching plastic single use items like shopping bags and straws! New York is working on passing laws to ditch the straw. Even if you don't take the pledge, just being more conscious of what we use and discard that isn't made of materials that degrade in the same decade or century they were used once, can make a big difference.
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