Celebrate Earth Day & End Plastic Pollution!

Today is Earth Day!  And this year's theme is ending plastic pollution! 


Our reliance on single-use plastic has gotten entirely out of hand, and as a direct result of our consumer choices plastic pollution is negatively affecting our health as well as the health of the planet (particularly marine life).

I urge you - I plead with you - take some time to consider ways you can personally eliminate single-use plastic from your life.  Then, start taking steps to implement your plan for a future free of plastic pollution!

For further inspiration and ideas for living without single-use plastics, check out these posts:

Kick the Plastic Habit: Plastic Bags and Other Single-Use Packaging

Kick the Plastic Habit: Plastic Water Bottles and Other Single-Use Beverage Containers

At Home With A Naturalist: In The Kitchen

Happy Earth Day!

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  1. Not it's pretty amazing, but it's awfully damn stupid... and blaming it on "consumer preferences" rather than capitalistic profit motive is rather simplistic.

    e.g. we used to wash and re-use glass containers before "they" figured out that "they" could make more money if the bottles were trashed or replaced by plastic. Make laws against plastic and laws that necessitate the re-use/washing of glass containers (our current "re-cycling" is a sham).

    The problem - our "lawmakers" are the rich and they don't seem to care about "doing right".

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  2. Yes, that pretty much sums it up exactly!

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  4. We need to understand the importance of the recycled product. Try to use less plastic material or try to reuse it so that it may help to reduce the plastic garbage. Find out the eco-friendly product and start using them for the better future.

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