Happy New Year to you! Do you want to make a change and start using less plastic in your life? Here are some great ideas with real impact to get you started:

1. Switch to buying unpackaged fruit and vegetables – find your local farm shop
2. Switch to paper or reusable fabric produce bags at the shops
3. Switch to stainless steel tins or glass jars for food storage
4. Switch to a stainless steel water bottle and take it with you wherever you go
5. Switch to soap and shampoo bars to avoid plastic bottles
6. Switch to bamboo toothbrushes and try out a simple toothpaste recipe
7. Switch to cosmetics and bathroom products without microbeads
8. Switch to washing powder in cardboard boxes
9. Switch to milk in glass bottles delivered to your door
10. Switch from tea bags to tea leaves – most tea bags contain plastic
11. For a bonus point watch the new film ‘A Plastic Ocean’ available on iTunes and share it with your families and friends

See my blog posts for resources, research, how-to-make-things, where to shop and more. I’m looking forward to sharing more this year as I get better at living without plastic.