Nine essential items for ditching single-use plastic

Seabirds and other marine life are overdosing on plastic crap and mass extinction is just around the corner. We need to seriously reign in our disposable plastic use if we have any hope of turning this around. The solution to keeping plastic out of the oceans? Keep it off the planet!

Plastic-Free July starts this Sunday and is now into its 7th year. Will you ‘choose to refuse’ single-use plastic for the month of July (and maybe beyond)? If so here is a run-down of nine essential reusable items and useful tips so you can avoid single-use plastic and help our marine life to start eating real food again.

Grocery bags

Bans of single-use plastic bags are happening all over the world and people are starting to adjust to life without them. Reusable bags are a must-have so if you don’t already have some then now is a great time to get onto it!

I have a few different reusable bags but the ones I like the most are:

Ecosilk bags — these are about the same size and shape as plastic grocery bags, they are super-strong, fit plenty in them and come in lots of great colours. They are also virtually as lightweight and compact as plastic bags so you can fit them in your bag or even your pocket! I don’t just use these for groceries — I take them everywhere that normally…