Plastic Free July Eco Challenge

ECO CHALLENGE WEEK 1: The Story of Plastic Free July

Quiz is pending on the below info, so read carefully!

Once upon a time there was a woman named Rebecca Prince-Ruiz who was working in Australia & was utterly shocked when she saw the amount of plastic waste produced from a recycling area there.

Wanting to change her own behaviour, in 2011, Rebecca’s ‘Plastic Free July’ idea became famous to the world, which she never believed would become a campaign or a global movement.

She felt strongly about encouraging individuals globally to spread awareness of the amount of single-use disposable plastic packaging there is within our lives & to help people reduce it. Initially, 40 co-workers joined Rebecca in her challenge to limit her single-use plastic consumption.

To reduce her plastic waste, Rebecca utilised reusable menstrual products and limited her food waste by making stock from wilted vegetables & making homemade pastry. She focussed on making small, incremental changes.

Now let’s fast-forward to the year 2020, where 326 million people participated. This year marks the 10th anniversary of the campaign! Join us in following a Plastic Free July!

#saynotoplastic #zérodéchet

Here are some tips to help you become plastic free this month!

1. Bring your own shopping bag!

2. Purchase a thermos or a reusable cup for your coffee or tea

3. Bulk buy & avoid single-product packaging

4. Do not purchase plastic packaging for your fruits & veggies

5. Avoid storing your food in plastic containers

6. Purchase your meat & cheese from the deli & use your own container

7. When out & about, bring your own bottle

8. Use reusable straws!

9. Replace your plastic toothbrush with a bamboo one

10. Ladies, try out a menstrual cup!

This week there will be a short quiz featured on our Instagram account (@terra_mavi) that will test you on the history of Plastic Free July from this blog post!

The winner will receive a 50% discount off all TerraMavi products!

To learn more about Plastic Free July and plastic waste in general, we invite you to visit the following links:

1. https://www.theguardian.com/society/2020/jul/31/it-gives-you-a-sense-of-pride-what-four-people-learned-from-quitting-plastic-for-a-month#:~:text=This%20year%20is%20the,a%20campaign%20or%20global%20movement.

2. https://www.wehatetowaste.com/plastic-free-july/

3. https://www.plasticfreejuly.org/about-us/#:~:text=It%20was%20started%20by%20Rebecca,environmental%20campaigns%20in%20the%20world