Have you ever considered how much plastic you use every single day? A takeaway coffee cup, plastic water bottles, single-use cutlery, plastic bags for your fruits and vegetables... These are a couple examples of waste that every single one of us could easily reduce in our day-to-day lives. Now, more than ever before, people are beginning to understand the terrible impact these products have on the planet, and one thing we can't argue about is- it's time to make a change. This list compiled by Bored Panda shows creative ways people have decided to help mother earth by reducing their waste. Let's hope this will inspire you to be the change our planet desperately needs!
#21 Had A Volunteer Help Me Make These Stools Out Of Our Discarded Books For New Library Seating

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#22 Turned Old Uniforms Into A Bed Cover For Our Foster Kittens. Cuts Down On Washing Too

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#23 We Wrap Our Holiday Gifts In Fabric And Reuse It Every Year. No Tape Or Paper Trash And It Looks So Much Nicer Too

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#24 All Of This Year's Christmas Presents Wrapped Using White Paper From 1 Amazon Delivery Box

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#25 Used Some Leftover Yarn To Make Crochet Produce Bags

Posted to Snapchat and 10 mins later I have 45 orders of them (and counting) for friends and family wanting to cut the plastic!
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#26 We Enjoy Our Zero-Plastic Alternatives For Holding Home-Made Shampoo And Shower Gel. It Helps Our House Look More Rock 'N Roll

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#28 My Friends Smoked A 20 Lb Turkey For Their Halloween Party. After They Carved It They Were Going To Throw The Carcass Away

I took it home with me and made 14 pints of turkey stock.
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#29 I'm Never Going Back To Wrapping Paper! Used A Grocery Bag And Some String And Decided To Add An Origami Cutie To The Top

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#30 I Think I'm Going To Stop Buying (New) Clothes. Made This From A $4 Shirt

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#31 I Made A Holder For Reusable Chopsticks, Silverware, And Straw That Doubles As A Cloth Napkin When Unfolded

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#32 I'm Going To Be Wrapping My Gifts In Furoshiki From Now On

I love the idea of each person receiving a gift in their furoshiki and then using it to wrap a gift for someone else - how far will it travel?
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#33 I Made Shampoo Bars: Total Cost For A Year Supply Was About $20, And No More Plastic Bottles

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#34 This Year I Made My Own Origami Pill Cases To Replace The Easily Broken Plastic Kind, And They Have Held Up Well

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#35 Local Custom: Around Here People Put Out Spare Veg From Their Garden For Anyone To Help Themselves

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#37 My Boyfriend Uses Lip Balm Religiously. I Saved His Used Tubes For The Last Year And Today I Am Re-Using Them! I Found A Recipe For Lip Balm On Pinterest

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#38 Went To A Party That Had A Big Recycling Can For Bottles, And A Small Recycling Can For Bottle Caps

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#39 Might Not Look The Prettiest But My Sewing Project So Far, Making Face Cleaner Rounds And Other Cleaning Cloths From Old T-Shirts That Can’t Be Given To Charity

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#40 Cat Food Bag + Leftover Bag Handles From A Workshop = Reusable Grocery Bag With A Giant Cat Face On It

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