6 brands that use sustainable packaging you can feel better about buying
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Remi Rosmarin
Apr 2, 2019, 18:00 IST
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Harrowing statistics about the fate of our planet are not uncommon these days, and as individuals it can seem like we're helpless to improve the dire state of our environment.
Making more conscious decisions about the products we buy is a great place to start reducing our personal environmental impacts.
Here are six brands, ranging from organic snack company Alter Eco to clean beauty favorite RMS Beauty, that use sustainable packaging to help you reduce your plastic waste.
Where do we go from here? As individuals, it can seem that our actions are not enough to even make a dent in reversing, or just lessening, the catastrophic damage. For most of us, living a zero-waste lifestyle isn't realistic, and a carbon-free lifestyle is likely not feasible at all, but that doesn't mean we can't do anything.
There are many small changes we can all make to reduce our environmental impact, like swapping out regular lightbulbs for energy-saving LED alternatives and using a reusable water bottle instead of constantly buying plastic ones.While reducing your own environmental impact won't change everything, it's an important baby step toward a greater goal.
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An easy place to start considering your environmental impact is with consumer packaged goods. Plastic packaging makes up over one sixth of waste in United States landfills. While some of this plastic waste could have been recycled, a great deal of it can't be recycled at all. As convenient as plastic is for us, it's clearly taking a toll on our environment. That's why many companies are taking solutions into their own hands by offering sustainable packaging alternatives that are just as convenient, affordable, and protective as single-use plastics. These companies make reducing your environmental impact easy and make products you can feel better about buying.
Here are six brands that use sustainable packaging, so you can enjoy your favorite products without creating unnecessary plastic waste:
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