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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

It’s obvious that kitchen scraps like vegetable peels and eggshells are best composted and turned into beneficial mulch. But for those who can’t compost, which is the better option: the garbage disposal or the trash? It depends on where you live. If you live in a community where water is scarce, opt to throw those scraps into the trash. But ...Read more

If you’re an avid composter, it may seem like a no-brainer to toss avocado skins and pits into the compost bin. And why not? They’re totally organic and biodegradable. But the reality is, avocado waste is very slow to decompose and can ruin your compost if you have too much rind in the mix. If you want to compost it, cut the peels into small...Read more

When you’re filling your vehicle’s gas tank, don’t “top off” the car when the pump stops. When you do, you’re not only wasting gas, but you’re wasting money. Adding that little bit of extra gas increases the chance that excess fuel will simply evaporate in the atmosphere. And if your car is newer, it may have something called an �...Read more

Did you know that nearly 15 billion single-use alkaline batteries are sold worldwide every year? When you're gifting an electronic item that needs a battery, consider upgrading to rechargeable. Unlike alkaline batteries, rechargeables can be reused up to 1,000 times before needing to be replaced. And these batteries often only take about 15 ...Read more