SIMPLE WAYS TO REDUCE PLASTIC WASTE
FACT: 1 trillion plastic bags are used world wide EACH YEAR
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BEGINNERS GUIDE TO RECYCLING
FACT: Approximately 200kg of plastic packaging is thrown out EACH YEAR
IS THE PLASTIC FREE MOVEMENT JUST A TREND?
FACT: 1 million plastic drink bottles are sold EVERY MINUTE
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THE IMPACT OF MARINE PLASTIC POLLUTION
FACT: 9 million tonnes of plastic waste ends up in the ocean EACH YEAR
1,000,000
Sea birds die from plastic ingestion and pollution each year
100,000
Marine animals are effected by plastic pollution each year
93%
Of people have plastic toxicity present in their urine
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Hi, My name is Jacqui
Have you ever felt so passionate about something that you feel the need to share your passion with those around you?
I am passionate about reducing my footprint on this beautiful, vibrant Earth. A keen secondhand shopper – I haven’t purchased anything “new” in a long while. Recently I took on the commitment of going vegan and soon after, I took the pledge to go “plastic free”. Although I haven’t been perfect, I am damn proud of the progress that I have made and the awareness that I have gained about this global epidemic.
I started seeing posts on Instagram and all over the internet of people buying reusable coffee cups, ditching plastic straws and cutlery and bringing their own takeaway containers – people were posting pretty pictures of their “plastic free” items and participating in Plastic Free July. Girls were converting from tampons and pads and investing in menstrual cups – I soon realised that those around me caught the plastic free bug too! However, the more I saw, the more I became frustrated – these people were throwing away perfectly good tupperware & everyday items, ditching & wasting what they ALREADY HAD and essentially contributing to landfill all in the aim to be seen as “trendy”.
It got me thinking.. Is this plastic free movement just a trend..?
So this is me, pictured to the right. Plastic sunnies, plastic choker (because the 90’s rule) and plastic coffee cup. I am reusing & upcycling what I already have and simply avoiding single-use items wherever and whenever I can.
I am real and together we can make an impact.
Together, we can clean up this earth, reducing our personal contributions to landfills and refusing one plastic item at a time.