It’s estimated that 700 million laundry detergent jugs get thrown away every single year. And the vast majority of those jugs end up in landfills and in the ocean… But there is an alternative earth breeze

Stop buying Plastic and Water in heavy jugs. Save space in your laundry room, get delivered to your home and save the environment by reducing your plastic waist. You also get fresh clean laundry. I am always looking for ways to reduce my plastic consumption and earth breeze seems to fit the bill. With only about 5% of plastics actually getting recycled the only way to make a difference is stop buying plastics as much as possible. They also have surface cleaning sheets, 1 sheet makes a quart of cleaner. I have not tried the cleaning sheets yet but have ordered and if they’re as good as the laundry sheets I should be very happy.

ABC plastics investigation, What really happens to the plastic bags you think you are recycling.

Colorado implemented a partial ban with a .10 cent fee on single use bags the first of this year and I think with good success so far. The best recycling is reusing what you have. I have always use my bags for trash and dog waist and was even excited to find almost 6 months into the ban I was finally running low on bags and will need to find even more environmentally friendly options over just reusing the single use bags. Lots of little steps add up. Whether it is filtering your water to limit plastic bottle waist or reusing everything you can it all adds up.

Did you ever stop to think how much plastic and water you buy when you purchase shampoo, conditioners and hand soap?

May we suggest you read this blog post on ways to reduce your waist in the bathroom and encourage you to try some new products.

We must say how surprised and satisfied I am with my shampoo bar.

Tiered of this? Try reusable produce bags.

Have you ever put a banana in one of the clear plastic produce bags at the grocery store and stopped to think, “Do I really need this?” It’s so counterintuitive to waste plastic bags on fruits and veggies when their exterior is naturally protected.

However, you still need to get your groceries home, and those clear produce bags do look readily available and conveniently located…

But don’t give in to single-use plastics! Instead, simplify shopping with Organic Cotton Mesh Produce Bags.

Guess what, HB21 went into effect January 1st, 2023, and despite the naysayers the world did not end, small business did not shut their doors the only real effect has been the mild inconvenience of forgetting your bags in the car, and probably all the whining the cashers have to listen to. I’ll take it! I pick up trash on my hikes and it has gotten to the point where there is no way we all can keep up. We have to reduce, or we will never get our beautiful outdoors back. We can go further but for now, YAA Colorado. For more information Click here.

The term “zero waste” can be intimidating, but it doesn’t have to be. Simply put, the goal of low or zero waste is to reuse products, when possible, cut down on items sent out for recycling, and avoid sending trash to landfills. In short, the resources we’d normally throw away are always in rotation rather than being disposed of.

And more good tips from Spruce Up.

Story of Stuff’s latest animated short, pulls back the curtain on the plastic pollution headlines, revealing the true causes and consequences of the global waste crisis. Watch now to learn more about how we can help break free of plastic.

More at The Story Of Stuff Project.

I suggest you watch John Oliver on Plastic. Education with humor. Because of adult language the video may appear as restricted but other than language the only offensive thing is how much plastic we waist that will never be recycled.

Plastics: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO) Watch on YouTube