Plastics Impact on the Environment

I wished to share a way I am able to consistently minimize my overall plastic consumption and impact on the world. Like many people I find it necessary to constantly carry a large bottle of fluid around, or else I struggle to stay hydrated. I find it difficult to commit to bottles with seals, flip tops, and straws, as I think they are difficult to put into the dishwasher and often harbor mold under silicone seals and such. I have a strong preference of sports drinks and I used to stock up on bottles of it when I would find it on sale at a ridiculously low price. When I learned that I could get tablets, I chose to commit to using them instead of a new bottle each time. I cycle with bottles of water refilled from the refrigerator filtered dispenser, which also helps me consume less sport drink…

When It comes to reducing my impact on the environment, there's a few things that my wife and I have picked up over the years and got into a routine of doing. We try to make a conscious effort to recycle or reuse products and not throw these things into the regular garbage to where they end up in a landfill somewhere.

My wife and I have saved all the recyclable containers such as 2 l bottles from soda, the aluminum cans from things like energy drinks, and any other recyclable item from food products. We love how California has the CRV on these materials to incentivize people to recycle more. It's really easy to bag these things up and take them in to get recycled and not go into the landfills. We have effectively not thrown any of these types of containers away and regular garbage in the better…