In today’s society, we often don’t think about how much waste we use every day.
Have you ever thought about just how much plastic you use daily?
Each coffee cup, water bottle, and plastic bag we use every day ends up in landfills all over the world.
And unless we do something about it, there will end up being no more space on earth for people, just plastic.
That is why you should learn from everyday people who are doing their best to reduce their plastic footprints in their day to day lives.
Now, more than ever it's essential we become the change we want to see in the world.
Here's a list of some incredible people out there doing their best to be zero waste humans.
There is a lot we can learn from them.
1) Confetti Made From Fallen Leaves! Loved This Zero-Waste Decoration Idea
2) This Guy’s Fence Is Made Of Random Doors
3) This Is My Tour Guide’s Tool For Picking Up Littered Bottles Along The Trail
4) My Mother’s Husband Is A Pilot, So He Wraps All His Gifts In Old Flight Maps
5) Turning Christmas Cards Into Tags For Next Year
6) Stuffed Whales Made From Old Jeans
7) My Mother Is Slowly Knitting A Scarf Made Completely From Tea Bag Strings
8) Make A Baby Dress Out Of An Old Button-Up Shirt
9) Small Wins: Convincing The Ice Cream Shop To Let Me Have It In My Reusable Cup Instead Of A Disposable Cup. The Guy Looked So Confused When I Asked!
10) A Customer From Work Made A Reusable Bag From Hundreds Of Plastic Ones
11) Had A Volunteer Help Me Make These Stools Out Of Our Discarded Books For New Library Seating
12) All Of This Year’s Christmas Presents Wrapped Using White Paper From One Amazon Delivery Box
13) My Boyfriend Uses Lip Balm Religiously. I Saved His Used Tubes For The Last Year, And Today I'm Re-Using Them! I Found A Recipe For Lip Balm On Pinterest
14) Cat Food Bag + Leftover Bag Handles From A Workshop = Reusable Grocery Bag With A Giant Cat Face On It
15) I Love This Idea – A Dog Poop Bag Dispenser Attached To A Lamppost Made From A Plastic Bottle By Local Scouts
16) Zero Waste Win: It Took Some Serious Cajoling But I Convinced Superstore To Put My Deli Stuff Straight Into My Own Containers
17) Cloth Diapering Was One Of The Best Choice We’ve Made! Plus I Got 90 Percent Of Them Second-Hand – Double Win
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