All the packaging we bring into our homes is just future garbage. The more we can avoid extra packaging, the less waste we make. We have all seen those ridiculously over packaged items, like the single tomato on a Styrofoam tray wrapped in cling wrap or the small plastic gadget in a 6-inch clear plastic case.
Avoiding packaging requires developing new habits that soon become second nature – and you’ll soon love the reduction in all the junk around the house. Buy food – cheese, apple sauce, yogurt, almost everything – in bigger containers or in bulk, rather than the expensive and package-heavy single use servings. Chose items with lighter or no packaging – like a plain tube of toothpaste rather than one in a cardboard box. Swap unwanted toys with neighbor kids so you can get new ones with no packaging at all! When you do have to bring packaging home, make sure you recycle it whenever possible. And always watch out for PVC, or vinyl plastic,which is the most hazardous type of plastic packaging and is easily avoidable. Many items are made from PVC and it is easy to recognize PVC by the number 3 on the bottom of the bottle or by the “new shower curtain” smell of most PVC items. Avoid bringing PVC whenever possible.
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