6件含有隐藏塑料的家居用品

6件含有隐藏塑料的家居用品

It's hard to get away from plastic. The easiest thing to do is to get serious about reducing your use of plastic, but after that, it gets trickier.

摆脱塑料是很难的。最简单的方法就是认真对待减少塑料的使用，但在那之后，事情就变得棘手了。

Traditional tea bags contain more than just tea. (Photo: graletta/Shutterstock)

Recycling is important way to keeping plastics and microplastics out of landfills and waterways, where fish, birds and other creatures are likely to ingest them. However, there are plastics hiding in places you may not suspect. Once you know something contains plastic, you can be more responsible about avoiding it in the first place. Just like it took you a minute to embrace the reusable bag habit, these solutions just require a change of habit, but they're easy to do.

回收利用是防止塑料和微塑料进入垃圾填埋场和水道的重要途径，因为鱼类、鸟类和其他生物可能会在这些地方摄入这些塑料。然而，有些塑料隐藏在你可能想不到的地方。一旦你知道某些东西含有塑料，你就可以更负责地避免它。就像你花了一分钟养成使用环保袋的习惯一样，这些解决方案只需要改变习惯，但它们很容易做到。

Paper cups

纸杯

Don't let the word 'paper' in paper cup fool you. (Photo: ben bryant/Shutterstock)

Take reusable water bottles and coffee cups with you whenever you go. At home, use real glassware.

随身携带可重复使用的水瓶和咖啡杯。在家里，使用真正的玻璃器皿。

Tea bags

茶包

There could be plastic lining the wrappers that keep tea bags fresh. (Photo: Fabio Alcini/Shutterstock)

Purchase loose leaf tea and use a reusable tea infuser, which will eliminate the plastic waste and a lot of the paper waste, too. Or look for tea bags that aren't made with plastic, like Numi, Organic Traditional Medicinals or Tetley Black and Green Tea. (Clean Plates has a list with more options.)

购买散装茶叶，并使用可重复使用的泡茶机，这将消除塑料废物和大量的纸张废物。或者寻找不使用塑料制作的茶包，比如Numi、有机传统药物或Tetley红茶和绿茶。(Clean plate有更多选项。)

Fleece clothing

羊绒服装

There's a problem with omnipresent fleece. (Photo: Andrey Burkov/Shutterstock)

The jury is still out on how harmful these microfibers are to our health, but it's clear they aren't good, so choosing not to buy fleece is the best option as Starre explains in her handy guide to reducing your microfiber pollution. As she points out, you can purchase a filter for your washing machine that will remove many of the microfibers, but the easier option is to try something like the CoraBall, which simply goes into the machine with your clothes. It also helps to wash your fleece only when necessary.

关于这些微纤维对我们的健康有多有害，目前还没有定论，但很明显它们并不好，所以选择不买羊毛是最好的选择，正如斯塔在她的《减少微纤维污染的简便指南》中解释的那样。正如她所指出的，你可以为你的洗衣机买一个过滤器，它可以去除许多微纤维，但更简单的选择是试试CoraBall这样的东西，它可以和你的衣服一起放进洗衣机里。只有在必要的时候才洗羊毛也是有帮助的。

Disposable wipes

一次性湿巾

Makeup-removing wipes only get used once. (Photo: Vladimir Gjorgiev/Shutterstock)

Only use disposable wipes when absolutely necessary. Use rags to clean surfaces instead of anti-bacterial wipes (and wash the rag after one use). Ditch the disposable bathroom wipes and use toilet paper. For babies, make DIY reusable baby wipes and use them as often as possible. Take your makeup off with a washcloth. And, when you do use disposable wipes, never flush them down the toilet.

只在绝对必要时使用一次性纸巾。使用抹布清洁表面，而不是使用抗菌湿巾(使用一次后清洗抹布)。扔掉一次性的浴室湿巾，使用卫生纸。对于婴儿，自制可重复使用的婴儿湿巾，并尽可能多地使用。用毛巾卸妆。而且，当你使用一次性纸巾时，千万不要把它们冲进马桶。

Cigarette butts

烟头

The filters in cigarette butts are made from plastic and will not biodegrade. (Photo: In_deep/Shutterstock)

It would be easy to simply say, "quit smoking," but there are very few smokers who don't realize they should quit for their own health, let alone the health of the planet. If you do smoke, don't throw your butts on the ground or in the water. Dispose of them in the trash or in a safe cigarette receptacle.

简单地说“戒烟”很容易，但是很少有吸烟者没有意识到他们应该为了自己的健康而戒烟，更不用说为了地球的健康了。如果你吸烟，不要把烟头扔在地上或水里。把它们扔进垃圾桶或放在安全的烟盒里。

Glitter

闪闪发光的东西

Whether it's on your couch or in a landfill, glitter never goes away. (Photo: Brian Barney/Shutterstock)

At least this one is simple: Avoid all glitter.

至少这一条很简单:避免使用所有闪光物品。