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Great ways to reduce plastic use in your home: Part 3 – around the home

Low Impact

Explore how to reduce plastic use in the kitchen, living area, bedroom, bathroom and even the garden, with the help of our friends at Ethical.net. Plastic packaging is, of course, not the end of the story; most of us also have a huge array of plastic items in our homes. Reduce plastic use in your kitchen.

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Great ways to reduce plastic use in your home: Part 1 – what and why

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Are you struggling to reduce plastic use in your home? In this first instalment from Ethical.net, we learn why we should be aiming to reduce our plastic use, why recycling isn’t enough and how to get stated reducing food-related plastic waste. The problem of plastic is one of the major global challenges facing us today.

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Alphemita Financial Services: Offering Sustainable Finance Solutions and Planning (With ESG Investments and a Green Culture)

Green Business Bureau

CEO DeeDee Baze created Alphemita Financial Services , a comprehensive financial service provider that’s dedicated to supporting women while also operating in alignment with DeeDee’s strong values and ethics. Building a business using strong ethics and values. This saves electricity and reduces Alphemita’s carbon footprint.

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Great ways to reduce plastic use in your home: Part 2 – cleaning products and toiletries

Low Impact

The second instalment on plastic reduction from Ethical.net takes us through cutting plastic use in our cleaning products and toiletries, with a focus on making your own using the simplest of recipes. Another common source of plastic packaging in your home is cleaning products. Reducing plastic packaging from other products.

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Sustainable Food and Eco-Friendly Food Packaging

Green Business Bureau

Source from sustainable and ethical food providers. Businesses have an obligation to source both ethically and sustainably. Use less plastic, in all forms. Petroleum-based plastic packaging is derived from our finite supply of fossil fuels and much of it does not break down completely for hundreds to thousands of years.

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SDG 12: Responsible Consumption and Production

Green Business Bureau

Responsible production requires manufacturing goods and services in an ethical and sustainable way that minimizes waste and pollution and supports long-term sustainability of surrounding communities and their natural environments. Additionally, more consumers are preferring organizations with demonstrated environmental and ethical practices.

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Green Your Workplace With These Eco-Friendly Office Products and Supplies

Green Business Bureau

The Forest Stewardship Council offers certified printing paper with varying weights and sizes, while HP offers an ink cartridge and plastics recycling program. Through their Planet Partners program, roughly 1 million plastic bottles are collected each day and then incorporated into new products.