{"id":650,"date":"2019-03-26T07:02:57","date_gmt":"2019-03-26T07:02:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thebeachstories.com\/?p=650"},"modified":"2019-05-03T13:07:23","modified_gmt":"2019-05-03T13:07:23","slug":"10-ideas-for-a-plastic-free-beach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/terra-nation.com\/beach-stories\/10-ideas-for-a-plastic-free-beach\/","title":{"rendered":"10 ideas for a plastic-free beach"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n
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Everything moves on a beach:<\/strong> swimmers, the little creatures inhabiting the sand, the sand itself and sadly so does the litter<\/strong> – most of it being plastic<\/strong>. You can see it stranded. Some come from quite far away, one could easily tell if one looks at the labels. Plastics may be cleaned by machines, so beachgoers won\u2019t see it. And even if some piece escapes the machines, and if it is not something that we just dumped, still we all tend to think: \u201cIt is not my problem\u201d.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

But as a matter of fact it is.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

In fact, we have been throwing plastics away, without thinking about the effects of this action for so long, that this is now an\u00a0emergency.<\/strong> Not only big items but also little ones are all around, threatening wildlife and ourselves (we are increasingly finding nanoplastics in our tap water, for example).<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

You will probably agree that Plastic is a common problem. <\/strong>But, if this is our common problem, we can also jointly find solutions! You are not the only one picking up other people’s litter when leaving the beach.You are not alone\u00a0in the fight against plastic\u00a0pollution!<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Some people and some groups already found ways to reduce and to remediate our impacts. One or more of these ways can be just fine for you and your family\u2026or you even may want to try out and share a new one!<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

We all go on the \u201cgreen\u201d side and invite you on board for an exciting discovery voyage to exchange ideas and find out, with your family, your own way to reduce plastics\u2019 use and plastic pollution.\u00a0We are initiating an open dialogue with all of you<\/strong> and invite you to actively participate by also proposing ways for all of us to reduce plastic use on the beach.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Here are some ideas to reduce plastic use on the beach:<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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  1. Bring on the beach your own insulated or glass bottle with water. Avoid buying plastic water bottles.<\/li>\r\n
  2. Leave a\u00a0fabric bag\u00a0folded in your beach bag \u2013 you can use it to collect your waste, or treasures found ashore, or (why not?) even for a quick clean-up. It\u2019s washable and ready to be reused!<\/li>\r\n
  3. Bring snacks from home in stainless containers (even in plastic ones but not single-use ones). Foldable cooling bags are a good sulotion.<\/li>\r\n
  4. Bring fruit in\u00a0paper bags<\/li>\r\n
  5. After enjoying the fruits with your family, paper bags can be used as trash bags for\u00a0food waste, without risk of one more plastic bag forgotten or\u00a0lost\u00a0in the environment<\/li>\r\n
  6. Prefer\u00a0fabric beach bags\u00a0instead of plastic ones<\/li>\r\n
  7. Use your\u00a0own cup for drinks: coffee for adults and juice for children. Most cups can also be completely closed, preventing spills or sand in your drinks<\/li>\r\n
  8. When asking for a drink, avoid asking to get a\u00a0straw.\u00a0A cold coffee may need one, but there are very fancy paper straws in commerce (and multiple use straws)\u2026you may keep a bag of them at hand. However, juices and soft drinks can be enjoyed without a straw. Did you know that in many places straws are banned (the last one was Rio de Janeiro)?<\/li>\r\n
  9. Try to\u00a0play with the kids\u00a0using things you will find on the beach (shells, small woods, pebbles, sand\u2026) or bring\u00a0non-plastic\u00a0toys<\/a>\u00a0with you instead of getting a new beach set every year. By the way, how many abandoned toys do you find in every beach you visit?<\/li>\r\n
  10. Use\u00a0clips<\/a>\u00a0for baby\u2019s pacifiers. Pacifiers are often lost in the sand and end up in the sea.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

    What<\/strong>\u00a0more<\/strong>\u00a0can<\/strong>\u00a0I<\/strong>\u00a0do?<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n