6件含有隱藏塑料的家居用品

6件含有隱藏塑料的家居用品

It's hard to get away from plastic. The easiest thing to do is to get serious about reducing your use of plastic, but after that, it gets trickier.

擺脫塑料是很難的。最簡單的方法就是認(rèn)真對待減少塑料的使用，但在那之后，事情就變得棘手了。

Traditional tea bags contain more than just tea. (Photo: graletta/Shutterstock)

Recycling is important way to keeping plastics and microplastics out of landfills and waterways, where fish, birds and other creatures are likely to ingest them. However, there are plastics hiding in places you may not suspect. Once you know something contains plastic, you can be more responsible about avoiding it in the first place. Just like it took you a minute to embrace the reusable bag habit, these solutions just require a change of habit, but they're easy to do.

回收利用是防止塑料和微塑料進(jìn)入垃圾填埋場和水道的重要途徑，因?yàn)轸~類、鳥類和其他生物可能會在這些地方攝入這些塑料。然而，有些塑料隱藏在你可能想不到的地方。一旦你知道某些東西含有塑料，你就可以更負(fù)責(zé)地避免它。就像你花了一分鐘養(yǎng)成使用環(huán)保袋的習(xí)慣一樣，這些解決方案只需要改變習(xí)慣，但它們很容易做到。

Paper cups

紙杯

Don't let the word 'paper' in paper cup fool you. (Photo: ben bryant/Shutterstock)

Take reusable water bottles and coffee cups with you whenever you go. At home, use real glassware.

隨身攜帶可重復(fù)使用的水瓶和咖啡杯。在家里，使用真正的玻璃器皿。

Tea bags

茶包

There could be plastic lining the wrappers that keep tea bags fresh. (Photo: Fabio Alcini/Shutterstock)

Purchase loose leaf tea and use a reusable tea infuser, which will eliminate the plastic waste and a lot of the paper waste, too. Or look for tea bags that aren't made with plastic, like Numi, Organic Traditional Medicinals or Tetley Black and Green Tea. (Clean Plates has a list with more options.)

購買散裝茶葉，并使用可重復(fù)使用的泡茶機(jī)，這將消除塑料廢物和大量的紙張廢物。或者尋找不使用塑料制作的茶包，比如Numi、有機(jī)傳統(tǒng)藥物或Tetley紅茶和綠茶。(Clean plate有更多選項(xiàng)。)

Fleece clothing

羊絨服裝

There's a problem with omnipresent fleece. (Photo: Andrey Burkov/Shutterstock)

The jury is still out on how harmful these microfibers are to our health, but it's clear they aren't good, so choosing not to buy fleece is the best option as Starre explains in her handy guide to reducing your microfiber pollution. As she points out, you can purchase a filter for your washing machine that will remove many of the microfibers, but the easier option is to try something like the CoraBall, which simply goes into the machine with your clothes. It also helps to wash your fleece only when necessary.

關(guān)于這些微纖維對我們的健康有多有害，目前還沒有定論，但很明顯它們并不好，所以選擇不買羊毛是最好的選擇，正如斯塔在她的《減少微纖維污染的簡便指南》中解釋的那樣。正如她所指出的，你可以為你的洗衣機(jī)買一個過濾器，它可以去除許多微纖維，但更簡單的選擇是試試CoraBall這樣的東西，它可以和你的衣服一起放進(jìn)洗衣機(jī)里。只有在必要的時候才洗羊毛也是有幫助的。

Disposable wipes

一次性濕巾

Makeup-removing wipes only get used once. (Photo: Vladimir Gjorgiev/Shutterstock)

Only use disposable wipes when absolutely necessary. Use rags to clean surfaces instead of anti-bacterial wipes (and wash the rag after one use). Ditch the disposable bathroom wipes and use toilet paper. For babies, make DIY reusable baby wipes and use them as often as possible. Take your makeup off with a washcloth. And, when you do use disposable wipes, never flush them down the toilet.

只在絕對必要時使用一次性紙巾。使用抹布清潔表面，而不是使用抗菌濕巾(使用一次后清洗抹布)。扔掉一次性的浴室濕巾，使用衛(wèi)生紙。對于嬰兒，自制可重復(fù)使用的嬰兒濕巾，并盡可能多地使用。用毛巾卸妝。而且，當(dāng)你使用一次性紙巾時，千萬不要把它們沖進(jìn)馬桶。

Cigarette butts

煙頭

The filters in cigarette butts are made from plastic and will not biodegrade. (Photo: In_deep/Shutterstock)

It would be easy to simply say, "quit smoking," but there are very few smokers who don't realize they should quit for their own health, let alone the health of the planet. If you do smoke, don't throw your butts on the ground or in the water. Dispose of them in the trash or in a safe cigarette receptacle.

簡單地說“戒煙”很容易，但是很少有吸煙者沒有意識到他們應(yīng)該為了自己的健康而戒煙，更不用說為了地球的健康了。如果你吸煙，不要把煙頭扔在地上或水里。把它們?nèi)舆M(jìn)垃圾桶或放在安全的煙盒里。

Glitter

閃閃發(fā)光的東西

Whether it's on your couch or in a landfill, glitter never goes away. (Photo: Brian Barney/Shutterstock)

At least this one is simple: Avoid all glitter.

至少這一條很簡單:避免使用所有閃光物品。