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Check out our latest blog post for easy swaps and solutions to enjoy a plastic-free breakfast. 💚

Plus, you can get 50% your first sustainable milk delivery order with Milk & More. Just use code MILKROUND50 at checkout!

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It takes 15 minutes for a single to-go cup to release 25,000 microplastic particles into your hot drinks.
Use a reusable cup out of sustainable materials, like stainless steel or glass and enjoy your coffee plastic-free!
#reusablecup #coffee #aimplasticfree #microplastics

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Want to discover creative and sustainable ways to wrap your gifts?
Check out our blog for 6 alternatives to plastic wrapping paper for this Christmas. 🎁
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#plasticfreechristmas
#aimplasticfree
#giftwrapping

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Plastic waste is piling up faster than the planet can handle.
It's time to rethink our plastic consumption habits. 💙

What’s your favorite way to reduce plastic waste?

#plasticpollution #aimplasticfree #nosingleuseplastic

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Want to make your Christmas decorations more sustainable this year?
Here are 5 DIY decoration ideas for a festive AND plastic-free Christmas. 🎅

Go to our blog to find out more!

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Plastic lasts FOREVER. Whether it ends up in the landfill, breaking up into tiny pieces at sea, or in the bellies of wildlife.. it’s here to stay. 🚯

That’s why we’re committed to finding science-backed solutions to help us all #BreakFreeFromPlastic.

🎨: @grovecollab

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"This is an extra burden on top of everything else they face: climate change, pollution, noise, and now they're not only ingesting plastic and contending with the big pieces in their stomachs, they're also being internalized."

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Plastic Effects On Humans Can Be Damaging

We’re ingesting plastics daily. In fact, around a credit card size per week. The effects plastic can have on humans are still not 100% clear, but there’s enough to be worried about from recent studies.

https://t.co/4Lh0UbyfWW

#plastic

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Local grocery shops often have plastic-free produce, and you can have a look on the 'Zero Waste Locator' map that shows you your nearest plastic-free shops!

Give it a try ⬇️
https://t.co/fOLVZLmlnJ

#ZeroWaste #ZeroWasteLocator

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"A new study has some good news, but there’s a problem: Ocean pollution appears to be growing fast."

✒️ Delger Erdenesanaa

Read more here👇
https://t.co/T7qu8rOvoc

#PlasticPollution #OceanPollution #PollutionProblems #PlasticFree

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On average, a plastic bag is used for about 12 minutes before it is discarded. Less than one per cent of plastic bags are recycled, leaving 99 per cent to break down on land or in our oceans where they can join floating garbage patches. 

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UN negotiators are trying to hammer out a global, legally binding plastics treaty by the end of 2024 that would aim to halt the explosion of plastic waste by focusing on reuse and recycling. The goal is to cut plastic waste 80 percent by 2040.

https://t.co/Kp1Uli8BMH

#Barbie

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"Potassium is great for humans, and for plants as well! Banana peels contain 42% potassium, which is one of three main components in fertilizer. The potassium in banana peels can strengthen the stems of plants, while also aiding in fighting off disease."

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"... but it is thrown away on a massive scale: every year, more than 280 million tonnes of short-lived plastic products become waste..."

Read more here👇
https://t.co/CvlkQO5T9Z

#plasticplastic #PlasticPollution #singleuseplastic

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"Plastic waste makes up 80% of all marine pollution and around 8 to 10 million metric tons of plastic end up in the ocean each year."

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https://t.co/3ZAOWEVqKc

#PlasticPollution #PlasticWaste #MarinePollution

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This recipe for a very easy DIY lip balm is really too easy not to try. It’s perfect for a starting attempt that may inspire lots of other fun recipes. For this lip balm, you only need coconut and beeswax.

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#lipbalm #diylipbalm #plasticfree

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Restrictions should be put on bottled water advertising and a 10p tax should be added to shrink-wrapped packs to curb the UK’s 10m bottle-a-day habit, according to campaigners hoping to tackle the plastic pollution crisis- @zoewoodguardian

https://t.co/LwZyj0OEiZ

#plasticwaste

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The world produces almost 400m tonnes of plastic every year; an estimated 14m tonnes escape into the ocean annually. There is a growing recognition that this vast international problem requires a harmonised global response...

https://t.co/KxhIfK7B0Q

#PlasticPollution #OceanDay

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Recycled plastic swimwear solves two problems at once: it provides a second life for plastics and offers a more sustainable alternative to traditional swimwear...

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https://t.co/x359XbkxcC

#Swimwear #PlasticPollution