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16 Simple Ways To Reduce Your Plastic Consumption
Effective measures to help you save the planet
Plastic pollution is one of the major issues we face as a species today. The situation is so bad that the UN predicts there could be more plastic in the oceans than fish by 2050!
That is a scary possibility! It’s hard to imagine how could this happen. But when you watch documentaries which detail the scale of this problem, it becomes clear that issue is much more serious than many of us realise.
It’s in all of our interest to cut back on the amount of plastic that we consume if we want to live in a cleaner and more environmentally friendly planet.
Thankfully, it isn’t that hard. Awareness of the plastic problem is increasing and more plastic-free alternatives are now available.
In this article, I will give you 16 ways to reduce your plastic use that you can incorporate into your travels and daily life.
How bad is the plastic problem?
Just from walking around in my everyday life, I can see there is a serious problem with plastic. My hometown of Chester has big issues with plastic. It doesn’t matter where you go in the city, there is plastic everywhere.
