Living Plastic Free

One way that I reduce my consumption of plastics is with tea. I’ve drank tea almost everyday for years, because I really can't drink coffee without feeling horrible, and over the past few months I have switched away from buying bags or concentrates. The tea that I purchase now is primarily loose leaf tea, it almost always tastes way better and has less of an adverse effect on the climate. Typical tea bags are sealed with plastic, they are always individually wrapped and can either be inside a paper or plastic packet. I’m able to use a fairly small amount of leaves for my tea everyday, which is a lot better than throwing out a bag every day or using too much leaf for the amount of water. I have a few metal strainer that is very easy to use and doesn’t produce nearly as much waste as bags. I…

I dedicated this assignment to show how I minimize my environmental effects by selecting essential travel items which I use during my journeys. The three personal examples I presented through photos include my 100% recycled backpack, a reusable glass water bottle and organic cotton underwear.

The selection of these items enables me to achieve zero-waste during my long periods of traveling. The backpack I use contains only recycled materials which decreases the need for new plastic materials and transforms previous plastic waste into usable products. The backpack I use for travel serves as a replacement for single-use bags because I have used it every day for multiple months which has helped me avoid creating waste. The glass bottle which I use as my main water bottle appears in this photograph. I prevent daily plastic bottle purchases through my practice of continuously filling the bottle throughout each day. Glass exists as …

For my whole life I have always preferred to drink out of straws. Back when I was in high school was when I first remembered the conversation starting about plastic straws being bad for the environment. I remember feeling so guilty because I knew I was always using them, taking plastic ones from fast food places, throwing them away without a care in the world. So when I learned about reusable straws I begged my mom on multiple occasions to get me some. For some reason, maybe she just didn’t care enough, she never got them for me. And I was never able to buy them myself because I didn’t have my own money. Then years passed and now I’m an adult with my own money and I’m going to be honest, I stopped caring so much too. I still was using single-use plastic straws. Granted, definitely not as often…