The challenge is to get through the day by generating the least waste possible. Swap out single-use packaging for reusable containers and ditch the plastic wrap. Simple enough in theory, but this challenge is much harder than it looks!
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Cut down on today’s waste and keep all of the single-use plastic generated in a small container or jar. Opt for reusable containers, cutlery and cups to reduce your impact and form a healthy habit!
Come prepared this Tuesday with a packed lunch and whatever you might need to be able to say no to single-use plastic, like reusable containers, a cup, bag and cutlery. Starting a conversation about plastic waste with vendors has the potential to create a huge impact by influencing how they serve their food and drinks.
Forget your reusable cup? You can still avoid the dreaded plastic-lined takeaway coffee cup! Taking fifteen minutes out of the day to sit and sip a hot beverage at a café opens up some time to practise mindfulness or set a new high score on your favourite game.
If you need to rush to your next meeting or tutorial, grab a coffee in a compostable cup, then dispose of the cup into one of the organics bins on campus. Most packaging at Merlo and Guzman y Gomez is compostable, except for the sugar packets and aluminium foil.
A few plastic fails today do not mean the end of the world. Changing our mindset to refuse single-use plastics, and coming prepared for any situation, will make a huge difference with every day that we go plastic free!
Pledge to reduce your plastic use by joining the UQ Unwrapped Facebook group.