Keen to tackle Plastic Free July, but not quite sure where to start? Give Good‘s Plastic Free July Challenge a go, and chip away at making small changes to reduce the plastic in your life by the end of July!
Words Lara Wyatt
Every day, try introduce a new way to remove plastic from your life by following our list of daily tips. We’ll be sharing one of these tips every day over on our Facebook and Instagram, so if you’d like the daily reminder, be sure to follow @goodmagazinenz on Instagram and @goodmag on Facebook.
- Take your reusable bags to the supermarket
- Say no to plastic straws
- Get your coffee in a reusable cup
- Choose plastic-free fibres like cotton, wool or hemp
- Get a reusable water bottle
- Use bulk bins
- Find toilet paper that doesn’t come in plastic
- Take a container for your lunch
- Use beeswax/vegan wrap instead of plastic wrap
- Avoid plastic Christmas trees
- Go paperless with your bills
- Look for pet food in paper bags
- Buy seeds or seedlings that don’t come in plastic
- Buy products that come in glass or cardboard instead
- Repair or upcycle broken items
- Line your bin with newspaper
- Make your period waste-free
- Look for shampoo and conditioner bars
- Wooden/bamboo toothbrushes, dish brushes and hair brushes
- Take your own container for meat and deli items
- Buy fresh bread in paper bags (or take your own bag)
- Stop chewing gum
- Use wooden clothes pegs
- Look at alternatives to gift wrap
- Get an ice cream cone instead of ice cream in a cup
- Use reusable make-up remover pads
- Go to your local farmers market
- Avoid products with “polypropylene” or “polyethylene”
- Use matches instead of a lighter
- Make your own sparkling water — flavour it with cordials from glass bottles
- Organise a beach clean-up
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