@breadandcircuses A lot of it is quite easily avoidable. In 2012 I lived a year without buying plastics. At the end of the year I had one 60 liter bag full of plastic, but the majority of that was from stuff I still had in the house before I started the challenge. Back then it took a lot of effort sourcing stuff without plastic. It's gotten better now, but I've chosen to balance effort with ease. My household of 2 currently uses about 1/10 the disposable plastics compared to neighbors.
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