Plastics. I can hardly say the word without making the “yuck” face.
Don’t get me wrong I understand that plastics have done some wondrous things for us, especially in medicine and in medical devices. But plastics are EVERYWHERE these days. Corporate America is telling me I need to drink out of plastic, eat off of plastic, wrap my food in plastic, carry my stuff in plastic bags, store my kids toys in plastic, and buy up single use plastics as much as possible to make my like easier. What they don’t tell me though is that plastic is forever, that it chokes our oceans, fills our landfills, harms our wildlife, and leaches hormones into the food products it holds with devastating effects on our health. When at all possible we need to step away from the plastic…for our own health and for the health of the planet. Here are some steps you can take:
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