Reduce Single Use Plastics Where You Can, One at a Time

Reduce single-use plastics where you can, for instance use paper lawn bags instead of plastic.  Plastic lawn bags are a one way trip to the landfill, and they don't break down.  What a waste of grass that could be used for composting, instead it'll just sit in the plastic bags for ages.

As an employee, in your workplace, do one thing, bring your own utensils or your own coffee mug (depending on COVID conditions).  Business owners, if you give away single-use plastic bags, what can you replace it with?  Or can you give them out less? There are bills in the Virginia legislature working towards reducing plastic use, through charging customers if they ask for a bag, or offering compostable take-out containers instead of styrofoam.

What ways can you reduce your plastic use?  Start with just one type.

Single-use Plastic is convenient and cheap, one can't deny that, but the costs at the end of its life are very dear to us ALL.  Fills up our landfills, pollutes our streams, rivers, bays and ultimately the ocean, and animals will also eat the plastic thinking it's food or get twisted up in it. 

Please reduce single-use plastics where you can, one at a time.