Living with less plastic: it’s easier than you think

Heidi Bischof
7 min readMar 8, 2018

Most of us know that plastic is killing our oceans, and we might even be aware that it’s also in the air we breathe and the water we drink. The only way to start repairing this problem is for the world to stop using disposable plastic, and that starts with you and me. Taking the first step towards a plastic-free life can be really difficult, especially when we have limiting beliefs that it will be too hard, too inconvenient and too time-consuming. But once you know how to approach it, then actually doing it is the easy (and fun) part. If you want to break through the beliefs that are keeping you stuck in your old plastic habits then here’s how…

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Heidi Bischof

Sustainability educator & activist, founder @ Earth Ethic