🇬🇧 The experiment continues: October & November Another 2 months have passed and it is time to check the progress in my Plastic Free Life challenge that I started in June. It has been lots of fun but I have also realised how hard it is to live completely with no plastic as we are surrounded by it, especially when it comes to food and personal care items. I have taken this challenge very seriously and I have actively avoided purchasing foods enveloped in plastic packaging, however I could not totally avoid foods or drinks that were offered to me by customers (during business meetings) or friends, such as:
If we don't count the above I would be directly responsible "only" for the airplane snack wraps (I was so hungry I could not say no!), the Subway sandwich plastic case (I did not expect it coming on such a plastic hard box, it was at a concert venue so they had them pre-packed), the plastic bags to contain organic seeds from Italy (sesame, flax, chia and hemp), the small pouch for bread yeast and the plastic wrap from the water dispenser bottle I use at home. Unfortunately the list above does not cover the total amount of plastic I have to declare...in fact there is another bunch relative to personal care items (& miscellaneous) Just like in the previous months it was impossible to avoid items that only come in plastic packaging such as contact lenses, food supplements, body care products and toilet paper wraps as well as the usual cat food pack! The good thing is that in the meanwhile I found alternatives to avoid plastic when it comes to mending wounds and taking care of oral hygiene by using these organic bamboo fabric bend-aids and solid floride-free toothpaste candies (together with my bamboo toothbrush of course!), all items that I could find at the Live Zero Shop in Hong Kong As far as reducing my food related plastic footprint, during my last visit in Taipei I found a valuable handmade fabric case where to keep all my cutleries, chopsticks and stainless steel straws that I bring in my backpack anywhere I go. This has been particularly useful on my multiple business trips and on board of airplanes as I can gently refuse the disposable plastic cutleries provided by the flight attendants (and I always use my red foldable cup to avoid the disposable plastic cup for drinks and coffee) So for the third time in a row I can say I basically failed at being Plastic Free! But I don't mind because being perfect is not the point and not my goal. The meaning of the challenge is just to add some fun to something I would do nonetheless, which is reducing the waste I produce through my everyday actions. As long as we all take part in reducing plastic waste at the top of our possibilities, then we can can say we achieved our goal and can be proud of ourselves. And the challenge is just about to get only more difficult....Xmas is approaching! Of all year this is probably the hardest moment to avoid waste, but it's up to us to resist the usual shopping frenzy and instead re-think the way we can come up with meaningful gifts that are totally in the spirit of Zero Waste. Below is a simple guide to help you keep your Xmas crap-free! |
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