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Will McCallum

How to Give Up Plastic

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'We have a responsibility, every one of us' David Attenborough
Around 12.7 million tonnes of plastic are entering the ocean every year, killing over 1 million seabirds and 100,000 marine mammals.
By 2050 there could be more plastic in the ocean than fish by weight.
Plastic pollution is the environmental scourge of our age, but how can YOU make a difference?
This accessible guide, written by the campaigner at the forefront of the anti-plastic movement, will help you make the small changes that make a big difference, from buying a reusable coffee cup to running a clean-up at your local park or beach. Tips on giving up plastic include:
· Washing your clothes within a wash bag to catch plastic microfibers (the cause of 30% of plastic pollution in the ocean)
· Replacing your regular shampoo with bar shampoo
· How to lobby your supermarket to remove unnecessary packaging
· How to throw a plastic-free birthday party
· How to convince…
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  • Faig Mutallimovцитирует5 лет назад
    Of course, what your toiletries come wrapped in might not be the only problem, but also what they contain. Until recently few people had heard of microbeads, but as countries across the world got wise to this pernicious addition to our creams and cosmetics word spread and soon governments everywhere were banning them. Used for a variety of purposes such as exfoliating, the use of microbeads became quite widespread in a short space of time as companies moved away from more natural alternatives like ground apricot kernels. They can be found in plenty of everyday products including toothpaste, sun cream, make-up, face and hand wash and more.

    In countries that haven’t already taken the plunge or where the ban has yet to take effect, here are some things to look out for to make sure you’re not unwittingly washing thousands of these polluting beads down the drain every time you wash your face or clean your teeth. Beat the Microbead is a coalition of organizations (www.beatthemicrobead.org) trying to end the use

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