I found Taina’s inspiring blog “Plastic Manners; my year without plastics” when The David Suzuki Foundation shared it on facebook. I have been wondering for some time what trying to eliminate plastics entirely from my life would entail. The more I thought about it the more daunting it seemed, but my determination to avoid plastics has only grown over time.
News stories like the great plastic garbage patch floating around the pacific are mind boggling and mutually embarrassing since we are all somewhat responsible for it’s existence. In this day and age we are all keenly aware that our garbage ends up in a landfill or the ocean, but plastics have wormed there way into every area of our lives and become part of our daily necessities.
It’s time to avoid consumption that produces plastic waste (especially single use plastics!) and start focusing on the first and second R’s ; reduce and reuse. I am interested in Tania’s exploration of her relationship with plastics and I am curious about how she will root out the seemingly unavoidable plastics in her life. Check out her blog “Plastic Manners” to find new ways to reduce your consumption of plastics. Her plastics information page is a real eye opener with facts about plastic everyone should be aware of.
