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I’ve signed up to be a part of “Plastic Free July”.
The campaign started in Western Australia in 2011. Last year, 120 million people across the globe took part in the challenge, across 177 countries.
I won’t be able to be totally plastic free but I can begin by simply saying no to the top four most prolific single-use plastics:
~ plastic bags
~ water bottles
~ take away coffee cups
~ plastic straws
I hope the month will make me take notice of the plastics I do buy, what habits I can change or products I can switch to reduce our overall household waste, to reduce our recycle bin and make a contribution to tackling the worlds plastic pollution problem.
Here is a link to their website for more information, suggestions or to sign up for the challenge.
RuthsArc 
Good for you, Ruth! A few years back, I attempted to go completely without plastic for a week, and failed bu Day 3 because this material is just so ubiquitous. I like your idea of saying no to the big four, and being mindful of your plastic use throughout the month. I’m going to go sign up 🙂 Thanks for the post.
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Hope you enjoy the challenge. It’ll be interesting to compare notes in a few weeks time. Good luck.
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We’d love to go plastic free, but it is seemingly impossible unless you have time and money to go to independent shops (grocers, butchers) to avoid all the plastic wrapping in supermarkets, plus toothpaste, shampoo, most toiletries and cleaning materials come in plastic bottles. We try and recycle as much as possible but are not wholly convinced it all gets recycled. 🤨
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So true. We won’t be plastic free but it’ll make us take a serious look at what we do buy. Supermarkets certainly do not help.
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I’m sorry to say that we do use a lot of plastic. I’m dismayed at how much is used in packaging. But we always take our own shopping bags out with us.
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Well done Ruth. It’s quite the challenge these days as more and more things seem to come in plastic. I was pleased to see the local cinema has switched to paper straws. We get our toilet paper, tissues and paper towels from Who Gives A Crap and I just got an email from them to say they’re eliminating all plastic from their products. That includes finding a way to dispense tissues without that little plastic insert at the top. It’s impressive.
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Thanks for your comment. It will be a challenge but I need to look at Who Gives a Crap. Thanks for the recommendation.
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