This month's pick up is Plastic Free July!

Plastic Free July is a campaign led by the Plastic Free Foundation. Their vision is a world without single-use plastics. Every year in July, millions of people around the world take up the single-use plastic-free challenge.

For example:
*Avoid single-use plastic packaging
*Target takeaway items (the Top 4: bags, bottles, straws and coffee cups)

What alternatives are there? Take a look here!

☆ Reusable straws
More than 8.5 billion plastic straws are used every year. You want to use straws? If so, we encourage you to use reusable straws.

Bamboo Straw

Glass Straw

☆ Tumblers and bottles
They come in a variety of sizes and shapes, from water bottles to insulated bottles! Choose the one you like best and carry it with you!

24 Bottles

Ohelo

KeepCup

☆ Zero waste produce bags
Say goodbye to the plastic produce bags! Frusack is made of cornstarch and polylactic acid, a compostable bioplastic. It is transparent and you can see what is inside, so even if you put fruits and vegetables away in the refrigerator, you can see what is inside at a glance as well!

Frusack

☆ Beeswax wrap instead of plastic wrap
Plastic wrap appears in various situations such as wrapping leftovers, cut vegetables, sandwiches etc. Beeswax wrap from abeego can be reused making it a zero-waste alternative!

Abeego

☆ Prevent microfibers from your clothes entering into oceans
Guppy Friend Washing Bag prevents microplastic contamination of synthetic and synthetic fiber products through washing. It protects synthetic fiber clothing and at the same time reduces the amount of microfibers that are shed by washing into rivers and oceans.

GUPPYFRIEND WASHING BAG

What do you think?

Is there something you can incorporate in your daily life?