It is becoming increasingly clear: The Climate change is here and in full swing. But it is not too late and everyone can do something to give our planet even more time. At Oceanmata, we are taking our biodegradable cell phone cases and running your own Clean-ups the fight against plastic pollution in the oceans. But each of us can take a step in the right direction and contribute to a livable planet by even the smallest reduction in plastic. But is live plastic-free possible?
And how can you implement a life without plastic in your everyday life?
Here are 40 tips on how you can easily live a more plastic-free life!
In recent years, the range of plastic-free alternatives has increased rapidly and it is becoming easier to avoid plastic. We have provided you with information here in our Blog We've compiled our best tips for a wide range of areas! You can implement these quickly and easily in your everyday life.
Plastic-free in the bathroom
- Use plastic-free alternatives to conventional deodorant. For example, you can make your own deodorant, use a solid deodorant stick , or use a deodorant spray from a jar.
- You should buy a wooden hairbrush or comb to avoid unnecessary plastic in your hair care routine.
- Have you ever considered a safety razor ? Here's how to shave plastic-free.
- Simply use menstrual cups and washable pads instead of conventional menstrual products.
- Buy solid soap and use it to replace your shower gel and liquid soap from the plastic dispenser. This way, you can avoid further plastic waste in the bathroom.
- Use solid shampoo or special soap for your hair. You can find these in packaging-free stores and, these days, in almost every drugstore.
- On cotton swabs You can usually do without it almost entirely. For all other cases, there are now numerous plastic-free alternatives made from paper, cotton, or bamboo.
- Get on ecological toothbrushes made of wood or bamboo.
- You can save yourself the hassle of buying cotton pads in the future. reusable cotton pads or simply make your own from old clothes.
- Even peeling can be easily made at home, e.g. from cooled coffee grounds, honey and olive oil.
Shopping without plastic
- Try fruit and vegetables without buying plastic packaging and plastic bags and instead use reusable fabric fruit and vegetable bags.
- Search for a Unpackaged store near you. This makes plastic-free shopping much easier.
- To protect the environment, you should get into the habit of using a fabric bag or backpack shopping and avoid plastic bags.
- Another step towards a plastic-free life is the purchase of Glass bottles instead of plastic beverage bottles.
- Maybe you can also pay more attention to the Fiber composition and avoid polyester, polyethylene, elastane and lycra.
- In general, you should pay attention to a few things when shopping and Product labels check for the ingredients PE, PP.PA and PET.
- Do you want to live plastic-free? Buy as many foods as possible, such as fruit and vegetables. fresh For example, in organic markets, unpackaged stores, or even at the weekly market.
- Buy Cheese At the cheese counter in the supermarket. Or even better, buy it directly from the farmer or dairy, as there's less packaging waste. The cheese tastes so much better!
- A life without plastic also includes the following tip: For your next purchase, simply write a List to avoid spontaneous impulse purchases. This way, you can save packaging waste and even money.
- On Coffee Can't you live without it? There are numerous plastic-free alternatives, such as freshly roasted coffee beans, and you can safely do without coffee capsules in the future.
Plastic-free alternatives for on the go
- Another tip about coffee: Avoid the to-go plastic cup and use your own reusable cups for coffee or tea.
- Have you perhaps ever plastic bags Grabbed? It's not the end of the world, because you can easily reuse them, too, for example, as garbage bags or to store shoes or dirty laundry while traveling.
- A balanced plastic-free life also includes Lunch boxes Made of stainless steel, glass, or wood. And your everyday life will be even more plastic-free!
- Huge amounts of plastic waste are created by disposable bottles, which harm the environment and often end up in the sea, endangering wildlife. Therefore, create a drinking bottle made of stainless steel or glass that will accompany you through everyday life.
- You can easily avoid plastic during your lunch break by avoiding to-go sins and preparing your food or snacks at home. freshly prepared .
- Order your Ice In an edible cone instead of a cup. This way, you'll avoid a lot of waste this summer!
- Ever heard that chewing gum is mostly made of plastic? So you can skip the chewing on it and chew on a piece of fresh mint instead.
- A lot of waste is also generated by small Product samples that you get in drugstores or perfumeries - for the sake of the environment, avoid them.
- Get on Fabric handkerchiefs This way you can avoid the packaging waste from paper tissues.
- Traveling plastic-free? Admittedly, Travel sizes They're certainly practical, but because of the large amount of plastic, they're really bad for the environment. So, for example, use solid soap for your hair and body, or pour liquids into reusable containers.
- Speaking of travel: You can also save money and plastic waste by empty drinking bottle with you and fill it with tap water after the security check.
Household without plastic
- Instead of lugging water bottles home, you can simply tap water Drink. This is usually completely safe in Germany.
- Ban plastic from your kitchen and use Wooden alternatives , such as wooden spoons or spatulas. If you're looking around your kitchen now, the plastic items can, of course, stay there. Use them until they're no longer usable, and then switch to a plastic-free alternative.
- Simply avoid ready meals from the freezer section and cook prefer fresh.
- Replace straws from plastic with a few straws made of glass, bamboo or stainless steel.
- Plastic-free cleaning : Use wooden brushes, copper sponges, or a drain plug.
- Instead of wrapping open food in aluminum foil or cling film, you can also simply Beeswax cloths use.
- Avoid expensive cleaning products from the supermarket and use plastic-free household remedies such as soda or vinegar essence.
- Switch to plastic-free alternatives instead of buying liquid detergent. washing powder Is it usually available in cardboard packaging or maybe you can even make your own detergent?
- One last tip for plastic-free celebrations, which often produce a lot of plastic waste: Avoid wrapping paper from the store and wrap the presents in newspaper or maybe you have some other ideas?
Why we should all live plastic-free
Plastic is a huge burden on our environment and plastic waste can remain in the ocean for many years until it decomposes. You have probably also heard that it takes Year 2050 There could be more plastic than fish in the sea. Estimates even suggest that by 2050, almost 99% of all seabirds Plastic in the stomach Already today, more than 100 million tons of plastic in the waters of our great oceans.
So who wouldn’t want to consume less plastic to protect our environment and give the planet many more years of life?
Our tips also offer many different benefits for you personally. For example, less household waste is produced in general, and monitoring our plastic consumption makes us We become more aware of what we really need, which often saves us a lot of money and unnecessary things around the house. It can also boost our creativity if we think about alternatives and maybe even make them ourselves at home. Are you ready for your plastic-free life?
