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Whether you're in a hotel, restaurant, office building or at the gym, if you see a water leak, you should say something. The managers of these commercial buildings often are completely unaware that they may be wasting water, and it helps when someone like you brings it to their attention. Even slow drips of water -- which may not seem like a big...Read more

This week, "Do Just One Thing" has seven tips to help reduce your microplastic consumption. Here’s tip No. 7: Brew loose tea instead of using tea bags. Almost all tea bags are made with a mix of materials that includes plastic. When you steep your favorite Earl Grey from a tea bag, you also are steeping plastics into your beverage. Fill a ...Read more

This week, "Do Just One Thing" has seven tips to help reduce your microplastic consumption. Here’s tip No. 6: Stop using glitter. Glitter is what’s known as an “intentional” microplastic: It’s literally designed to be microscopic and has no purpose outside of decorating. If you must have glitter for a project, look for plastic-free ...Read more

This week, "Do Just One Thing" has seven tips to help reduce your microplastic consumption. Here’s tip No. 5: Air-dry your synthetic fiber clothing. While it’s best to have a wardrobe filled with natural fibers like cotton, linen, hemp and wool, many of us own at least a few fleece pieces. The best practice for these items is to wash them in...Read more

This week, "Do Just One Thing" has seven tips to help reduce your microplastic consumption. Here’s tip No. 4: Opt for wooden cutting boards. Whether they're made from hardwood or bamboo, natural fiber cutting boards are far better than plastic boards. When you slice, dice and chop on plastic boards, small plastic particles come loose and can ...Read more

This week, "Do Just One Thing" has seven tips to help reduce your microplastic consumption. Here’s tip No. 3: Only drink filtered tap water. We know to avoid plastic water bottles, but unfiltered tap water can have microplastic pollution in it as well. The best type of filtration is called reverse osmosis, which is designed to remove ...Read more

This week, "Do Just One Thing" has seven tips to help reduce your microplastic consumption. Here’s tip No. 2: Never reheat food in plastic containers in the microwave. Whether you're reheating leftovers from a restaurant or warming up a cup of soup, transfer the food out of plastic and into ceramic or glass. This includes frozen meals that are...Read more

The shocking statistic that humans -- on average -- have enough microplastics in our bodies to make a small spoon is motivation enough to do anything to avoid ingesting them. Here’s tip No. 1 of seven this week to help reduce your microplastic consumption: Vacuum on a regular basis in your home. All home furnishing items made from synthetic ...Read more

Who would think that storing and sending PDF documents over email could place a significant strain on the environment? Image-heavy PDFs are large files, which puts a strain on servers storing documents in the cloud or sending them via email. So even though they’re paperless, they cause the consumption of a lot of energy. To help, always ...Read more