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Ten top hacks to help you live as plastic-free a life as possible

3 December 2018

Recycling is more important than ever, so Vanessa from The Social shared her best recommendations for reducing your daily plastic usage:-

  1. Swap your toothbrush for a bamboo alternative.
  2. Don’t use a straw, or if you do use a reusable bamboo version.
  3. Bamboo cutlery is a better alternative to plastic cutlery.
  4. Use net bags for fruit and veg rather than the plastic bags offered at shops.
  5. Ditch chewing gum, as it contains plastic.
  6. Use a cloth tote bag rather than plastic shopping bags.
  7. Take a metal bottle of water with you to avoid needing plastic water bottles.
  8. Use reusable coffee cups, as they will even fill it up at your coffee shop of choice.
  9. Get a metal lunch box so you're not using plastic boxes.
  10. Take your own containers that you can fill up at zero waste shops.

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