A month without plastic

Day 1:
We think that we are already quite good at not using too much plastic, and being aware, but we still use it so we have decided to go plastic-free for one month. By plastic-free we mean we are not going to buy anything plastic for a month, no plastic packaging or bottles or bags. We'll continue to use what we have in the house but we won't buy anymore.

When we first thought about it, it really didn't seem to be that much of a task but in the short amount of time that has passed since we started, (we made the decision last night after tea) we have already realised there are lots of challenges which include:

* dog poo bags since we have a dog this could get messy,
* coffee- mum drinks loads,
* screen wash for the car- the warning light came on the other day
* toilet paper- as far as we know the only brand of loo roll is shipped from Australia which is potty (excuse the pun)

Another issue is supermarkets or shops in general. Fruit & veg- we grow our own apples so that's no problem while our crop lasts, but all we could find in terms of other fruit in Asda was melon and bananas. Milk is going to be expensive, especially being a family made up of two children and an adult and we drink at least two pints of it per day. We're lucky enough to live in an area where it can get delivered but it costs more than twice as much as the supermarket's £1.10 for four pints!

Currently we are doing okay as we already have things wrapped unfortunately in plastic which we bought before, but I reckon we only have a week before the toilet roll runs out!

Oh and did you know that none of the plastic ever made has biodegraded yet?





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