Welcome Habit Earthers. Habit Earth sets out to help identify the habits in our daily lives that create plastic waste and replace them with better habits for a better planet. In order to change any behavior you have to have a motivation to do so. That motivation often comes from emotional reactions “I want” (seeking) or “I don’t want” (avoidance). This week we’ll focus on some “I don’t want” (avoidance) motivators. So, whether your emotional reaction the last time you saw a plastic bag hanging from a tree was mildly annoyed, or ALL-OUT-TRIGGERED. I hope these four reasons help you find motivation to take a few steps towards reducing your single use plastic consumption. Production: We produce a lot because we use a lot. Plastics are derived from fossil fuels like Oil and Natural gas. The extraction of oil and natural gas has many negative effects on the environment, including ground-water pollution (you know… the stuff you drink), decimation of
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