Sentences with phrase «reduce plastic consumption»

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Nonetheless, they do help reduce plastic consumption as I don't have to pick up new plastic bags at the store.

I was encouraged to do so by my friend Alexandra Cadena, a screenwriter and environmentalist whose mission is to reduce plastic consumption.

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And this may work for a day or two, but I've found that the brand of plastic wrap really makes a difference and given that I'm striving to reduce my plastic consumption, I just don't love this method.

She told The Telegraph: «Plastic straws can be particularly dangerous for sea - life; if we replaced them with an environmentally friendly alternative, it would go a long way to protecting our oceans and reducing plastic consumption.

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One of those actions includes taking a pledge to reduce personal consumption of single - use plastics — one of the most significant contributors to marine debris.

The recommendations, in addition to flying less and wasting 25 percent less food, include: carpooling or telecommuting once a week (75 million metric tons of CO2 equivalent (CO2e) saved by 2020, if adopted by all Americans); maintaining your car or truck, such as keeping tires properly inflated (45 million metric tons of CO2e); cutting the time spent idling in a vehicle in half (40 million metric tons of CO2e); better insulation at home (85 million metric tons of CO2e); programmable thermostats set higher (80 million metric tons of CO2e); reducing electricity demand from appliances that are «off,» so - called phantom demand (70 million metric tons CO2e); using hot water more efficiently, such as washing clothes in colder water (65 million metric tons of CO2e); buying EnergyStar appliances when old ones wear out (55 million metric tons CO2e); replacing incandescent lightbulbs with compact fluorescents (30 million metric tons CO2e); eating chicken instead of beef two days a week (105 million metric tons of CO2e); increased recycling of paper, plastics and metals (105 million metric tons of CO2e); «responsible» consumption, such as buying less bottled water (60 million metric tons CO2e).

There is a lot of current research on this matter, and protocols that can help with this hormonal balance include: cutting down on non-organic food and coffee, increasing consumption of cruciferous vegies, drinking lemon water, reducing use of plastics and dry brushing.

Accordingly, I am working to reduce my community's consumption of single - use plastics.

The good news: countries have proved that laws addressing plastic pollution really do work, reducing overall consumption and preventing millions of plastic bags from ending up in the environment or landfills.

Plastic Waste March Academic Mall, 1:00 pm Join the Stony Brook Environmental Club as they march through Stony Brook in advicacy of reducing consumption and the waste surrounding commercially produced food.

Another option would be to switch to composite materials (plastic reinforced by woven fibers) for the plane's fuselage — a modification that would weigh less, improve aerodynamics and thus reduce fuel consumption.

Judging by the numbers, this won't be a huge stretch for IKEA customers: last March, IKEA set a goal of reducing its US stores» plastic bag consumption by 50 %; after crunching some numbers, a whopping 92 % of IKEA customers went for the reusable bag over the pay - for - plastic option.

Others might point out that we really do have better living through chemistry, that all these plastics are critical if we are going to reduce our energy consumption.

I had reduced my plastic and consumption considerably.

IKEA says it has reduced plastic bag consumption in its stores across the country by 97 %.