by Earth Hero | Apr 3, 2024 | Culture Change, Plastics, Stuff, Travel, Uncategorized
Bringing your own toiletries is not only more convenient because you know what you are getting out of your products, but it also reduces the amount of plastic you consume. I know the mini shampoos and conditioners are adorable, but try to admire rather than use them!...
by Earth Hero | Oct 4, 2023 | Displayable EH Action, Plastics, Stuff
Single-use plastics play a much more significant role than many realize. Some of us use up to half our body weight in plastic every year. Then it ends up going on to pollute our land and water for potentially 100s of years. Billions of plastic straws are used around...
by Earth Hero | Oct 4, 2023 | Displayable EH Action, Minimization/mitigation, Personal Behavior, Plastics, Stuff
Commit to avoiding single-use bottled water and bring your own water bottle with you. Single-use plastics are made from oil and will litter the land and seas for longer than your lifetime. They decompose slowly and very little of it ends up getting recycled, even if...
by Earth Hero | Oct 4, 2023 | Displayable EH Action, Minimization/mitigation, Plastics, Stuff
We go shopping for groceries at some point. Instead of buying or taking a single-use plastic bag when you go shopping simply bring your own! Plastic bags are used for an average of 12 minutes before ending up in the trash and then it takes hundreds of years to degrade...
by Earth Hero | Oct 4, 2023 | Displayable EH Action, Plastics, Stuff
Instead of buying and eventually throwing away plastic toothbrushes and toothpaste containers, why not use a sustainable option? It is really easy to do, and you may be able to save some money along the way. Oh, and you will also be helping the environment and the...
by Earth Hero | Oct 4, 2023 | Displayable EH Action, Plastics, Stuff
What, did you say paper tape? Paper tape is exactly the same as regular plastic tape functionally. Only, it is better because it is sustainable and does not take 100+ years to decompose and muck up the environment like its clear plastic alternative! What exactly is...
