Personal Actions

1. Pledge to stop using balloons and single use plastic – take out containers, utensils, straws, Styrofoam, cups.
2. Take reusable bags and containers to the store. Buy in bulk. Use compostable bags and containers instead of plastic. Buy personal care products in refillable containers.
3. Take reusable containers for our left overs at restaurants
4. Buy food in glass instead of plastic.
5. Avoid personal care products that have polypropylene and polyethylene.
6. Buy products with sustainable materials such as 100% cotton clothing, not polyester.
7. Buy a cora ball or filter (https://filtrol.net/) for your washing machine to catch polyester fibers.
8. Recycle plastic bags, bubble wrap, film packaging, etc. in the Trex recycling bin at grocery stores. Visit https://recycle.trex.com/ to see what is recyclable.
9. Buy air filters for your home (small particle size) and water filters for your faucet.
10. Dust and vacuum frequently – Kitchens and bathrooms have the most microplastics.
11. Sign up to use the organics recycling dumpsters on www.mankatozerowaste.com
12. Avoid these Chemicals in cosmetics: triclosan,, dibutyl, phthalate, , EDC,DBP, parabens such as methyl, ethyl, propyl, isopropyl, butyl and isobutyl parabens, benzophenone-3, polyethylene glycol, formaldehyde, sodium lauryl sulfate, BHA, BHT, MEA, DEA, TEA, ethanolamine, hydroquinone, methylisothiazolinone, methylchloroisothiazolinone, toluene, octinoxate, benzalkonium chloride, oxybenzone and avobenzone

Websites:

www.mankatozerowaste

www.breakfreefromplastic.org

www.beyondplastics.org

https://www.breakfreefromplastic.org/toolkits/brand-audit/

www.blueearthproject.orghttps://balloonsblow.org/environmentally-friendly-alternatives/