In our selection there are things that are not at all difficult to give up in order to help the planet, and therefore ourselves.
Packages
The disposable bags you always buy in supermarkets can be replaced with one beautiful cloth bag. It will serve you for more than one month. Plastic bags take 100 to 500 years to decompose. Few people know, but to date, not a single package in the history of its existence has completely decomposed.
Plastic bottles
One person on average throws out about a thousand plastic bottles a year! Wouldn't it be better to buy a reusable sturdy bottle that you can easily find in any store and that can be filled with water in any cafe?
Paper cups
We always buy coffee to go. Did you know that the "paper" cup for coffee to go is not paper at all? And besides the glass, you always take a plastic lid. And so every day.
It is best to buy a reusable thermo mug - it will take longer for coffee to cool down.
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Plastic straws
Plastic straws are automatically attached to any drink - soda, juice or smoothie.
When next time you will be offered cocktail, give up the straw.
Wet wipes
Wet wipes are no better than disposable cups and tubes. The fact is that they are made from a mixture of synthetic cellulose and plastic fibers (polyester or polypropylene). This means that they will disintegrate about the same as a plastic cup.
If you need a napkin, use a paper napkin, at least it decomposes.
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