[Eco] 10 ideas and countermeasures to reduce or not use plastic waste.

Plastic waste that is generated on a daily basis by the plastic products that we use on a daily basisミ。Did you know that the ocean, which is said to account for 70% of the earth, is increasingly being polluted by plastic waste?か。
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The truth about worsening marine pollution Let's think about what we can doう。

This time, considering what we can do for the environment of the ocean earth, we have summarized 10 ingenuity to reduce plastic waste in our lives.めてみました。
You can start immediately from today, so why don't you review your daily life with us?んか？

Plastic and environmental problems

Plastic, which was invented about 60 years ago, has greatly contributed to improving the quality of our lives and has exploded in popularity in most countries around the world.げました。

Such plastic has excellent properties of being light and not rotting.あります。
However, the convenient property of corrosiveness is on the other hand反面で『Accumulates as waste without biodegrading when discardedる。』 At the cost of this, problems arise for the natural world.す。

Furthermore, since petroleum, which is the raw material of plastics, is a fossil fuel, the carbon dioxide produced after burning is a cause of global warming. Plastics are cheap and convenient, but now is the time to think about how to use and process them on a global scale. there isているのです。

Marine pollution by plastic garbage

In addition, pollution by plastic waste has a great negative impact on our marine ecosystems.ます。

In fact, about 8 million tons of plastic garbage flows into the sea every year, and it is said that there are already about 150 million tons of plastic garbage in the sea now.います。

Plastic waste damage to marine ecosystem害

Some of the plastic waste that flows into the sea is washed up on the beach, sinks to the bottom of the sea, and drifts on the surface of the seawater.ることで、700 species of marine life including endangered species are threatened。

For example, an endangered sea turtle accidentally swallowed a plastic bag adrift in the sea for a jellyfish and died, and a seabird who mistook drifting garbage for food clogged with plastic garbage and died. increaseられます。

In addition to the above example of direct ingestion, it is estimated that various damages are being caused to the marine ecosystem when looking at the larger category of petroleum fuel.ます。
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The truth about worsening marine pollution Let's think about what we can doう。

5Rs to reduce plastic waste！

In order to reduce plastic waste, which is over 100 million tons, it is necessary for the national government and industry to take measures, but it is also important for each and every one of us to review our daily lives.重要です。

There is a measure called 5R for individual attempts to reduce plastic wasteります。

• Use as recycled resourcesる）
• reduce wasteす）
• reuse reuseる）
• Refuse things that don't need to be refusedる）
• Repair and use again使う）

Let's take a closer look at each sectionう。

Use as recycled resourcesる）

『Recycle = Reuse is trash that has been discarded onceミをReuse as a resource。
Examples include making clothing and textiles from plastic waste, and recycling it into car interiors and cushioning.ます。

We need to sort household waste so that it can be recycled at the factory,や、You can use the recycling corner installed at the entrance of the supermarket.。

reduce wasteす）

Directly translated as Reduce, it means reduceュース。
Don't buy unnecessary things Buy things that can be used for a long time Buy things with less packagingして、『The essence of reduce is to reduce the amount of garbage emitted in the first place.す。

reuse reuseる）

Similar to recycle, Reuse means to reuse, but reuse means to reuse in its original form.びます。

For example, you can share clothes that you can no longer wear with your siblings, give them to acquaintances, or use clothes and cloth that you no longer use as cleaning rags.られます。
In recent years, the spread of flea market apps has made it easier to extend the life of clothes and things depending on the ingenuity.た。

Refuse things that don't need to be refusedる）

『Refuse means refusing Refuse means refusing to use products that affect the environment, such as plastic shopping bags and plastic straws.』という意味。
A little while ago, my bag, my bottle, my tumbler, etc. were booming, but now a wide range of products such as my chopsticks, my straw, etc.しています。

Repair and use again使う）

Lastly, Repair is about repairing the meaning』について。It is called reducing the amount of waste generated by using things while repairing them.す。

It also applies to repairing clothes by individuals, but I feel that sustainable activities such as repairing products free of charge by companies are becoming mainstream in recent years.ます。
I will explain in detail about the company's efforts and sustainability in another article.ます。

Related article：『What does the term sustainable mean? What is sustainability in each industry?性”とは。』

10 ways to reduce garbage

Now, I would like to introduce 10 ways to reduce garbage using the 5Rs mentioned earlier.す。
It's a simple trick that you can start today, so please try to incorporate it into your life.い。

<1>使う

Of the 10 ideas introduced this time, it is the easiest to start carrying your own eco bag.ち歩き。

When you shop at a convenience store, they will almost always bring you a shopping bag, but be sure to tell the store clerk that you don't need a plastic bag here.これがリフューズ！）

Also, depending on the supermarket, one shopping bag costs about 3 yen and 10 yen, so carrying an eco bag with you at all times is good for the environment and your wallet.いですね。

<2>く

I tend to buy PET bottled beverages from convenient vending machines, but from now on, it would be nice to try to bring drinking water with my water bottle.すね。

By the way, Coca-Cola, a major beverage maker, has declared that it will eliminate plastic waste by 2025, and Pepsi-Cola is providing services with a fully automatic carbonated drink machine dedicated to my bottles. You can see how the world is progressingているかが汲み取れます。

<3> Use your own cup tumbler at the cafeる

Many coffee shops and cafes such as Starbucks Coffee and Tully's offer products in plastic containers and also sell tumblers.っています。
If you use My Cup My Tumbler, you can drink the product more deliciously because it has better heat and cold insulation than ordinary plastic cups.出来ます。

In addition, most companies have a sustainable policy of yen discount when using a tumbler, so we recommend that those who usually go there actively use it.とをお勧めします。

<4> Don't use plastic straws, use paper or your own strawsを

In 2015, a video of a sea turtle getting stuck in its nose with a plastic straw went viral, sparking a movement to abolish plastic straws around the world.こっています。
Japan is behind the plastic problem, but McDonald's and Starbucks coffee in the United States are making efforts such as using paper straws.すね。

Reusable straws that can be washed and reused are becoming popular.ので、Why not use My Straw and refrain from using plastic straws?か。

<5>を

It is no exaggeration to say that convenience store lunches, including the container lid and packaging, are now lumps of plastic.りません。
（In fact, the wet wipes that are handed to you together are also non-woven plastic fibers and plastic packaging.製の梱包です。）

It is convenient to eat anywhere immediately、Having a delicious lunch box or eating at a restaurant◎。

<6> Carry your own reusable chopsticks and cutleryく

Recently, many manufacturers have come out with my cutlery that allows you to carry your own chopsticks and my spoon all in one.ていますね。

When ordering take-out or soup during a meal, plastic spoons, knives and forks are served together.すが、If you carry your own cutlery, you can refrain from using it。
There are many minimal and cute products that don't take up much space in your bag, so it's an item you'll want to have for the environment.ね。

<7> Quit using plastic sponges and wash dishes with a cotton scrubberを

A plastic sponge is also a lump of plastic.です。
just using、Fibers torn by friction and finer microplastics flow from wastewater to the sea.す。

Quit using plastic sponges for washing as a way to reduce plastics at homeめ、How about washing with cloth items or cotton scrubbers?か？

<8> Use eco-friendly bar soapう

Also, the dishwashing detergent used for washing is made of petroleum fuel, so if you think about the environment, solid soap is the best.スト。

In fact, solid soap has a detergency comparable to that of dishwashing detergent used in commercials.ます。
In addition, items made from pure soap that are gentle on the body are less harmful when small children put them in their mouths.く、You can use it safely every day。

<9> Use Reusable Food Wraps

Disposable wraps used for cooking are also made of plastic.す。
Recently, there are also organic and reusable food wrap products.り、Economical because it can be washed and used over and over again without generating waste済的。

This beeswax wrap cotton and beeswax It looks good and can be used like a container.りと、It is attracting attention from many people due to its design and functionality.す。

<10> Replace the triangular corner for food waste with newspaperる

The net that hangs over the triangular corner made of metal that is usually placed in the sink is also made of plastic.製。The triangular corner can be environmentally friendly by using newspaper.す。

If you use newspaper, you can dispose of raw garbage as it is as burnable garbage, and you can expect deodorizing effect, so it is a device that you can practice even now.です。

summary

Here are 10 ways to reduce plastic waste from your life.た。
The first step toward environmental consideration is to review what we can do and start one by one.です。

 

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