Alternatives to Popular Products

Plastic straws carry a huge negative impact on our environment and so a popular alternative would be metal reusable straws. 

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Plastic straws are detrimental to our environment because of their addition to our growing landfill problem and their ability to harm marine life. Because the plastic straws break into microplastics, they will end up being consumed by fish that will end up on our dinner plates or they might even end up stuck in a turtle's nose preventing breathing.

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Metal straws are not only reusable for your entire life, they also reduce your carbon footprint, and can be cleaned and safely sanitized easily.

Plastic Bags are one of the most widely used bags in the world whether for carrying groceries, containing your trash or for food transportation. However, the effect they carry is also detrimental to our environment. Because of their long time to degrade, these plastic bags end up filling up our landfills and breaking down into microplastics. 

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There have been countless videos and pictures of plastic bags harming marine life by choking them and restricting their movement.

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Tote bags are a healthy alternative that looks trendy and allows for reusability. Most of them are larger than normal plastic bags and the cotton material makes them stronger.

90% of water bottles aren't recycled after use, which means they are constantly entering our landfills and oceans. 

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By using a water filter with your home's tap water, you can combine this with an environment-friendly hydro flask to reduce your plastic use. This allows you to have cleaner water and a larger water bottle that is easier to refill and saves money on shopping for plastic water bottles. Metal also allows you to maintain the desired temperature of your water

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You might think that water in plastic bottles is higher quality because of their brands, but it's almost the same as your at-home tap water just pushed through more filters that you could add on your own.

To construct a plastic toothbrush, there are many dangerous secondary products that are created in the manufacturing process like petroleum and crude oil. They take thousands of years to break down, aren't recyclable and the bristles are harmful to marine life. 

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Bamboo toothbrushes are made with wood that is fast-growing and environmentally sustainable. Less energy is needed to produce these and so they are less expensive. They can easily be disposed of and so they will benefit the environment since they are also biodegradable. The bristles are also made to prevent gum irritation and preserve oral hygeine.

By introducing silicone stretch lids into your life, you will reduce the use of plastic wrapping. These silicone lids are great alternatives because of the fact that they are easy to clean and reusable for years. 

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These stretch lids are also sturdy and flexible which allow you to cover different-sized objects like players, pots, bowls, mugs, bottles, and jars. Because these are reusable, in the long term it will save you more money than buying plastic wrap and aluminum foil every month. 

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If you have any missing lids for your containers, these can also easily replace the missing lids.

Paper coffee cups may at first seem like wonderful objects because the term "plastic" isn't anywhere in the name. However, this name is actually misleading because of the fact that these paper cups are actually lined with a plastic layer to prevent the liquid from flowing out. This same layer prevents these cups from being recycled and takes a huge amount of energy to produce. 

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The healthy alternative to this is a reusable coffee cup. By using one, you won't need to worry about the plastic layer taking 1000 years to degrade since you won't have one in a reusable one. There are also health risks associated with this plastic layering which can harm your body. Reusable cups will also be able to maintain the temperature of the drink better.