REPLACE plastic products or packaging with more sustainable alternatives
Use alternative materials to plastics for everyday usage to avoid leakage into the oceans and drive demand for environmentally friendly products.
About 8 million metric tons of plastic are thrown into the ocean annually (Jambeck, 2015).
Shifts in consumer demand can encourage companies to adapt their sustainability agendas to accommodate.
Examples of what you can do:
> Replace plastic bottles with stainless-steel bottles
> Use natural cloths bags instead of plastic bags.
> Replace single-use plastic items with reusable products e.g. refillable containers for water and other > beverages
> Use foil which is recyclable over cling film which cannot be recycled.
Businesses to redesign goods and packaging to use alternative materials.