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The
Go Greener Eliminate Plastic Bags Committee is part of the City of West
Lafayette Go Greener Commission initiative to increase awareness of
environmental issues related to events in the area.
Day without Plastic Bags is Go Greener Green Event Certified!
Click
here to visit the Go
Greener Events site.
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The Problem With Plastic
Everyone
knows that plastic is an amazing substance. It is lightweight, cheap,
and durable. The problem is that it has become so ubiquitous that it is
a menace in many ways. It does not biodegrade so it hangs around in the
environment for hundreds of years. In fact, all the plastic ever made
is still around in some form (unless it was burned or blown up). More
and more manufacturers are packaging their products in plastic rather
that glass or aluminum. You may have noticed that your plastic
recycling bin accumulates trash much faster than the other bins. Only 1
or 2 percent of plastic gets recycled. What happens to the rest? It is
littering our environment. Some gets into our rivers after a rain and
from there it can make its way to the ocean.
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Once it gets to
the ocean, it is stuck circulating in the currents. It causes harm to
thousands of ocean organisms. It litters our roadways and land. In
packaging, it can leach harmful chemicals and negatively affect our
health. Plastic needs to be used wisely and we consumers need to reduce
the amount we buy.
10 Ways to Reduce Disposable Plastic From
Your Life
- Use reusable shopping bags.
- Avoid single-use plastic bottles.
Carry your own water bottle.
- Make your own spreadable butter and
put it in a glass dish.
- Dine out at restaurants that do not
generate plastic waste.
- Take snacks and meals on trips or
to work (in resuable containers, of course).
- Take your own coffee mug to the
coffee shop or to work.
- Use string or mesh bags for
produce, avoiding plastic produce bags.
- Make your own yogurt.
- Use bar soap instead of liquid soap
in a plastic bottle.
- Be a conscious consumer. Do not get
pulled in by clever marketing.
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