2. Replace plastic water bottles, cups, cutting
boards and food containers with glass, bamboo,
cloth, wooden, ceramic and stainless steel
products
Eat and cook with fresh foods rather than
canned foods
Find a food store where you can get your fresh
produce and meat wrapped in paper, rather
than plastic
Use aluminum foil to wrap food rather than
plastic cling wrap
3. Use plastic containers or bottles with the recycling
numbers 3 (Polyvinyl Chloride, PVC), 6
(Polystyrene, PS), and 7 (Other), which can be
found on the bottom of the containers
Microwave plastic containers
Wash plastic containers in the dishwasher. If
plastics are being used, wash by hand with warm
water.
Use harsh chemical detergents on plastic products
Use plastics that are old, worn, and scratche
4. Plastic bags are made of various chemicals which are mainly toxic. That is
certainly very harmful to the health and the environment. The chemicals
used to make plastic bags are xylene, ethylene oxide and benzene. These
are toxic chemicals that are sources of various diseases as well as
disorders in humans. They do not only provide negative effects on the
health of people and animals but also to the air. These chemicals can
pollute the air too which again harm the living organisms. They will not only
affect humans and animals but also plants, water and air.
There are various ways on how plastic bags can harm the health of humans
and the entire environment. Two major methods that release toxic
chemicals of plastic bags are by burning and throwing. Whether you burn or
throw plastic bags, all the chemicals are released which can cause harm to
the society.