Halfway Through Plastic Free July | Recap

Halfway Through

Plastic Free July

So far plastic free July has been a blast, saving having to buy any plastic and reusing and recycling. I've been making Tawashi (reusable sponges made from old clothes), going to the Cooks Pantry, going to the local butchers and lots of other things that have made me realise just how easy it is to save buying or using any plastic.

What has been rewarding/challenging:

Pros

• I loved making Tawashi because it was interesting and creative. It's reusing re-purposing and up-cycling clothing that would otherwise have gone to landfill. Hey, and it's free!
•  I also think the Cooks Pantry is a great place to shop because of the wide variety and all the plastic free packaged items. I like that you can take your own containers and refill from the bins.
• Making and eating my own food was also fun and interesting. I learned lots of things as well. The custard we made tasted amazing!
• Using the internet and library to find plastic free solutions and creative ideas is a great way to find ways to decrease the amount of plastic you can use.

Cons

• Going plastic free takes time and organisation as well as dedication. You have to plan so you don't have go to the Cooks Pantry a gazillion times (like we ended up doing). From now on we are going to be planning  everything we need for one trip. This means writing a list of plastic free things that we need to purchase at the Cooks Pantry, online, the supermarket and the local butchers.
• Sometimes it's more expensive to buy plastic free things (even though this sounds ridiculous!) So you have to do some research and maths to find out whats most cheap and where to get it for the best price!
• Another con is making sure everybody is on board and making a difference in your family and your friends.

For the last two weeks I'm thinking of doing things that are outside my comfort zone such as sending letters to companies who aren't using plastic free packaging. I will also be experimenting with baking crackers and bread completely plastic free. I look forward to the rest of plastic free July and all the single use plastic saving that will commence! I hope you like my recap and I would like to hear any plastic free things you've been doing so far this month!