Avoiding Plastic

Exactly! No need to spend all that money on designer water bottles.

Smart Water in aluminum bottles.

When you must buy bottled water, buy bottled water in aluminum bottles.

How did small-size packaging formats like sachets, become such a BIG problem? How did BIG brands get us hooked to plastic? That's exactly what author, Saabira Chaudhuri explores in her recent book, Consumed.

Plastic Free July ends today! How did you do? What changes will you be keeping all year to help #BeatPlasticPollution?

#WhaleTales #TalesOfSavingWhales #PlasticFreeJuly

Packs of Milliways plastic free gum

I get through a lot of chewing gum (ex smoker/vaper), usually wrigleys extra white, and thought I’d check out biodegradable options to signal some virtue… these ones from ye Tesco are pretty decent, pricey tho at £1+ for 10 pieces. Does anyone have recommendations for others to try? #plasticfree

One of the biggest microplastic pollution sources isn’t straws or grocery bags – it’s your tires Rain storms wash those tire shards into streams and ultimately into lakes and oceans. That’s bad news for fish and other aquatic life.

One of the biggest microplastic pollution sources isn’t straws or grocery bags – it’s your tires. Via @us.theconversation.com @uk.theconversation.com

Whalers Rise hazy American Pale Ale

Props to Rhode Island beer company Whalers Brewing for their paper six-pack rings.

A message on a refill station from parkoverplastic.org

Appreciate these messages.

Or even better: a bar of pure olive soap instead of shower gel.

It's very good for your skin and much cheaper in the long run!

Why the need to take our coffee for a walk - and drink it from a paper cup with a plastic lid?

Is it not much nicer to sit down and relax for a few minutes?

Grove Collaborative “Clear the Air” toilet spray in small glass bottles

Only some toilet sprays come in glass bottles. So choose those ones (such as this one from Grove Collaborative) and not the Poo-Pourri in plastic containers.

Water in an aluminum bottle.

Poland Spring in a can.

Honest Company shampoo-body wash refill in a carton.

Shampoo/body wash refill in paper carton. More of this, please.

Nanoplastic particles have infiltrated the ocean’s food web at the most important levels Scientists found invisible plastic pollution across the North Atlantic Ocean. These particles harm both wildlife and humans.

Nanoplastic particles have infiltrated the ocean’s food web at the most important levels #EarthDotCom #EarthSnap #Earth

Great tips. Thank you MassDEPpers.

Plastic-Free Wardrobe Tips - Shop Second-hand - Repair or Upcycle - Use plastic-free hangers - Wear natural fabrics - Avoid synthetic fibers

It’s #WasteFreeWednesday ♻️ and #FashionDay 👗Sustainability and style can go hand in hand. Check out these quick tips for building a plastic-free closet.

#PlasticFreeJuly #MassDEP #PlasticFreeFashion #SustainableStyle

Avoiding plastic packaging? Day 7 of Plastic Free July is all about skipping pre-packed.

We teamed up with I Said Bread to show how easy it is to bring your own bag or container and avoid unnecessary plastic.

🥕 Loose fruit and veg
🛍️ Fresh bread
🧀 Cakes and deli

Small changes make a big difference

This Plastic Free July I’ve pledged to ditch single-use coffee cups. As part of the inquiry into plastic pollution, I backed reforms to better regulate plastic production — yet they remain unimplemented. With 1.6B cups binned yearly, we need national action to cut waste & protect our environment.

A lot of olive oil comes in plastic bottles. It may be inexpensive this way, but it leeches into the oil and propagates the forever-chemical crisis we find ourselves in. Feel free to reply with your favorite glass-bottle olive oil products.

Paper cup for an iced “dark latte” at %Arabica

(Including using paper cups for their excellent cold drinks.)

Famous for their Kyoto Latte, this Japanese espresso chain uses paper for coffee beans and all their cups (including for cold drinks)

Japanese coffee chain %Arabica is almost entirely plastic-free.

Great thread!

Well put.

Single-Use Plastics 101 Here’s everything you need to know about the most ubiquitous (and avoidable) kind of plastic waste: the kind made to be tossed in mere minutes.

Plastic-Free July is a powerful reminder that single-use plastics fuel climate change, pollute oceans, and harm wildlife. Avoiding single-use plastics is the best way we can prevent ongoing waste.

A great thread on bottled water, revealing a few glass-bottle options such as this one.

A useful calendar for your Plastic-Free July.

Louisville encourages participation in Plastic Free July 2025 initiative Mayor Craig Greenberg is encouraging people in Louisville to make small changes towards reducing single-use plastic consumption.

👏Louisville just kicked off Plastic Free July 2025, encouraging residents and businesses to replace single-use plastic. The goal? Cut down the nearly 87,000 tons of plastic the city sends to landfills each year. Expect tips, community events, and a documentary screening on July 24. #PlasticFreeJuly

Plastic pollution is no longer just about ocean waste. Microplastics are falling from the sky and are in the air we breathe, our food, clothes and homes. It’s everywhere—including our bodies.

Download A POISON LIKE NO OTHER by Matt Simon—FREE through 7/8 islandpress.org/summer

During Plastic Free July, We Ask - Is a Plastic-Free Future Possible? Only If the World Acts Now The efforts of Plastic Free July remind us that the Earth is drowning in plastic. Ecosystems around the world are choking on a seemingly never ending tide of plastic that is made from fossil fuels, which is contributing to the...

During Plastic Free July, We Ask - Is a Plastic-Free Future Possible? Only If the World Acts Now
->Greenpeace Australia | #Plastic | More info from EcoSearch

Thank you!