Solutions
To Plastic Pollution
What You Can Do
Alternatives To Plastic
Substitutes For Daily Plastic Use
Plastic Bags
Use reusable fabric bags to hold your groceries. You can upcycle old clothing to create a fabric bag.
Say NO To The Straw
Use Metal or Reusable Straws instead of single-use plastic ones. That way, you can keep plastic out of the oceans, no matter how small.
Refuse Plastic Packaging
Boycott as much single-use plastic as possible.
DIY Plastic Projects
Try these at home!
Make a Bird Feeder!
You can use the following as bird food, just remember to refrain from putting ANY SALT in the food!
Bread crumbs
Crackers
Leftover plain pasta or rice
Raisins
Leftover Cereal
Unsalted Nuts
Crushed Eggshells
Make a pencil pouch!
Visit these websites to see how you can make your own upcycled pencil pouch!
kids.theownerbuildernetwork.co
or
https://www.onegoodthingbyjillee.com/31-creative-ways-to-reuse-plastic-bottles/
Make an herb garden!
Visit this website to see how you can make your own herb garden!
Make a Shelf to Organize Your Notebooks!
Visit this website to see how you can make your own shelf!
Make a Sprinkler!
Visit these websites to see how you can make a sprinkler!
https://ajourneytoadream.blogspot.com/2012/03/helpful-yet-simple-diy-for-spring.html
or
https://www.clevercraftycookinmama.com/2012/07/make-your-own-sprinkler-kid-craft.html#.WCoFWmp97IV
It includes articles that contain creative ways to reuse plastic products.
