Make your life sustainable. | 10 ways to reduce plastic starting today

Rasical aims to realize a sustainable society through business, develops sustainable products, and disseminates know-how and information for living a sustainable life.ます。

This year's theme is to reduce plastic.」です。

Plastic waste is becoming a serious issue in the current environmental problems surrounding the earth.あります。

In this article, we've put together 10 actions you can take today to reduce your plastic consumption.た。

We introduce methods and ideas that make you feel okay even if you don't have to rely on plastic until now, so please try to incorporate sustainable actions that do not use plastic in your daily life.て下さい。

Problems caused by plastic waste

Containers for drinking water seasonings and cosmetics purchased from vending machines and convenience stores Straws for cafes and restaurants Plastic is used everywhere in our daily life because it is easy to use, durable, and can be produced at low cost.ています。

However, did you know that plastic waste, which is easy to use and easy to throw away, poses a serious problem to the natural environment in various parts of the world?うか？

Among them, the most representative example is marine plastic litter, which is regarded as a problem on a global scale.れます。

plastic and ocean pollution

Since plastic cannot be biodegraded in nature, it turns into microplastic and continues to stay in the ocean semipermanently.す。

As a result, a total of 150 million tons of plastic waste has already accumulated in the world's oceans, with an additional 8 million tons added each year.ます。

These are not only pollution, but also have a huge impact on the ecosystem of various marine organisms. At least about 700 species of organisms such as fish, seabirds, seals, marine mammals, sea turtles, etc. have been injured or killed. Actually 92 is said to be the effect of plasticと言われています。

what can we do？

In today's world where sustainable actions and ideas are attracting attention, there are more and more options for reducing and not using plastic.ます。There is no need to think about it in a difficult way. If more people know what one person can do and put it into practice, it will become a great power and change.です。

10 things you can do to reduce plastic

Here are some habits you can start today to reduce your plastic consumption:れます。

1. Use your own bag and don't get plastic shopping bags
2. Carry your own bottle and do not buy PET bottled beverages
3. Bring your own cup or tumbler to the cafe
4. Carry your own chopsticks and strawsく
5. don't touch coffee fresh
6. make lunch
7. Stop using Teflon-coated frying pans
8. Say goodbye to disposable plastic wrap
9. switch to bar soap
10. Utilize cotton products

I will explain each section one by one.す。

Use my bag and don't get a plastic bag

 

The plastic shopping bags you receive almost every time you go shopping are like large plastic waste.来ます。

carry my bottle

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Don't you just buy plastic bottles of water and drinks at convenience stores and vending machines? If you put water or tea in your own bottle and go out, you won't buy drinks, so it's kind to the environment and saves money.ります。

Bring your own cup or tumbler

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An increasing number of coffee shops allow you to bring your own tumbler.By bringing your own tumbler, you can enjoy delicious coffee without getting extra plastic cups and straws.！

Carry your own chopsticks and strawsく

 

When taking out at a convenience store or supermarket for lunch, use the cutlery you brought with you instead of receiving plastic-wrapped chopsticks or plastic spoons.ます。

At RASICAL, you can easily carry your chopsticks and straws in the above image.のリンクへ。

 

don't touch coffee fresh

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Each coffee fresh is in a plastic container. If you want milk with your coffee, you should order milk or soy milk.しょう。

make lunch

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When you eat a convenience store lunch box, it comes with a lot of plastic waste such as containers, packaging, chopsticks, and seasonings. is rareルされることは稀。

It would be nice to pack your lunch in a reusable stainless steel or wooden lunch box, or use the restaurant properly to reduce plastic.ます。

Avoid Teflon-coated frying pans

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Fluorinated frying pans and pots are popular because they allow food to cook without sticking to them, but Teflon peels off as it is used and decomposes into microplastics, which flow through the sewage system into waterways and oceans, leading to marine pollution. put awayまいます。

Say goodbye to disposable plastic wrap

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Food wrap is a large piece of plastic that you throw away each time you use it. Instead of wrapping dishes, it is recommended to use stainless Tupperware, non-disposable containers, and reusable beeswax wraps.すめです。

switch to bar soap

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Solid soap is very sustainable for face washes and body soaps. Bathrooms are filled with liquid soap bottles filled with face wash tubes and a lot of plastic waste.ています。

Organic solid soap is gentle on the body and can be used for a long time, and the amount of plastic used can be minimized.す。

use cotton products

 

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Non-woven fabrics are often used for disposable masks and body warmers, but did you know that non-woven fabrics are actually a type of plastic?か？

If you throw it away every day, non-woven fabric will quickly accumulate as plastic waste, but cotton products can be washed and reused over and over again, so it would be nice to switch to cotton masks and body warmers.すね！

summary

The reduction of plastics introduced this time is just a part of it, and there are many other sustainable actions and ideas in our daily lives.います。

You may think that your own strength is not enough, but why don't you spread these methods to your friends and people around you and work together to reduce plastics?んか？

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