Stainless Straws
2 biggest tips to be a #consciousconsumer.
1 - Know your why - why are your buying something? Do you really need it? Are you shopping because you are bored, or out of habit, or to keep up with a trend or your neighbours?
When you pause and question your why, often the delay itself leads to you refusing and not making the purchase. There's a reason marketers have words like "impulse shopping" "up sells" and "cross sells" - and it is because they work. You can just shake your head if you find it challenging to say the actual word NO.
2 - Focus on the process, not your progress. Or, don't allow your idea of perfection hold you back from sharing your good efforts.
Look, no matter how hard you believe in the power of good intentions, your reduced plastic consumption will most likely not result in shrinkage of the great Pacific Garbage Patch.
We need to stop single use plastic straws.
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| Whales found with 6kg of plastic bags (that's a lot of plastic bags) inside. |
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| Animals don't leave unnecessary waste - #singleuseisnoexcuse |
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| Plastic is so everywhere it is even in living beings. |
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| Turtles are particularly vulnerable to plastic due to their slow breeding cycle. |
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| Plastic doesn't "go away" it's here for 400+ years |
