Reducing My Plastic Footprint

My newest environment preservation focus is my effort to reduce my plastic footprint. There is a floating island of plastic debris twice the size of Texas in the Pacific Ocean, about a thousand miles West of San Francisco. Soon there will be another continent on earth made entirely of plastic, a petroleum product, which has many serious health implications both known and unknown. It is impossible to remove plastic completely from my life. Unfortunately, plastic is used to line cartons and cans. It’s everywhere. But I can definitely reduce the amount of disposable plastic I use. Enemy number one is plastic bags. I am experimenting with biodegradable plastic bags, which are sturdier than you would imagine. Made of cornstarch and other plant materials, they disintegrate like compost. I have brought my own cloth shopping bags to the grocery store for over 30 years. Now I’m transitioning to using cloth produce bags as well. My goal is to eliminate all plastic bags from my household. I recycle all my plastic containers, although some of these types of plastic are probably not recyclable. I will have to learn one from the other. It’s a process. I hope you are also trying to reduce your plastic footprint and I’m wondering what clever things others are doing in this regard. Email me or post to the blog your ideas!