“七月无塑料”活动你可以做的4件事

“七月无塑料”活动你可以做的4件事

Now that it is summer, millions of people are gearing up to participate in Plastic Free July. This annual month-long challenge was created in 2011 in Australia and has since grown enormously; it's now considered one of the most influential environmental campaigns in the world, with 250 million participants expected this year.

现在已经是夏天了，数以百万计的人正准备参加“七月无塑料”活动。这项为期一个月的挑战赛于2011年在澳大利亚创立，自那以后发展迅速;它现在被认为是世界上最具影响力的环境运动之一，预计今年将有2.5亿人参加。

The appeal of Plastic Free July is that it shrinks a daunting task – cutting plastic out of one's life – into a single month, making it more accessible and achievable than if it were open-ended. There's a sense of community, knowing that so many others are doing the same, and with that comes accountability. You sign a pledge (if you want) and are reminded of it with weekly emails from the organizers.

7月不使用塑料的吸引力在于，它将一项艰巨的任务——将塑料从人们的生活中剔除——缩短为一个月，使之更容易实现，而不是无限期延长。有一种社区意识，知道很多其他人都在做同样的事情，随之而来的是责任感。你签署了一份誓言(如果你愿意的话)，然后组织者会每周给你发电子邮件提醒你。

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If you live in the United States or Canada, where your regular grocers or bulk food stores have changed their policies, there are still things you can do to reduce plastic usage this July. Maybe you'll even discover some unusual ways in which to do so, or you'll analyze aspects of your life that you haven't thought about before.

如果你生活在美国或加拿大，在那里，你的常规杂货店或大宗食品商店已经改变了他们的政策，今年7月你仍然可以做一些事情来减少塑料的使用。也许你会发现一些不寻常的方法，或者你会分析你生活中从未想过的方面。

Plastic Free July

1. Start with one thing.

从一件事开始。

It can be daunting to change everything at once, so instead choose one or two things to make plastic-free. Commit to not using cling wrap, Ziploc bags, plastic shopping bags, takeout coffee cups, plastic water bottles, disposable makeup wipes, plastic food pouches for your kids, or straws. If it goes well, maybe you'll want to expand and add additional items each month after the July challenge has ended. By the time a year has passed, much of your lifestyle will have been transformed.

一次改变所有的东西是令人畏惧的，所以选择一件或两件不使用塑料的东西。承诺不使用保鲜膜、密封塑料袋、购物塑料袋、外卖咖啡杯、塑料水瓶、一次性化妆巾、给孩子的塑料食品袋或吸管。如果进展顺利，也许你会想在7月挑战结束后每个月增加一些额外的项目。一年过去后，你的生活方式将会有很大的改变。

2. Make stuff from scratch.

从零开始做东西。

A big part of going plastic-free is figuring out how to make homemade replacements for things you'd normally buy in packaging. You don't need to go crazy; even Bea Johnson, founder of the zero waste movement, has spoken out against how some Instagram influencers have taken their DIYing to an absurd level and actually harm the movement by making it seem unattainable.

要做到不使用塑料，很重要的一点就是弄清楚如何用自制的东西代替你通常购买的包装物品。你不需要发疯;就连“零废物运动”的创始人比阿·约翰逊也公开表示，反对一些Instagram上的影响力人物把自己的垃圾处理提升到了荒谬的地步，而且让垃圾处理看起来难以实现，实际上损害了这项运动。

3. Splurge on plastic-free products.

使用无塑料产品。

Shopping isn't typically a solution to environmental problems, but a few smart purchases can reduce plastic packaging in the long run. Do some research during Plastic Free July to learn about products you'd like to acquire and start saving for them. Start with a washable pads, a great travel mug, water bottle, cotton drawstring produce bags, stainless steel food storage containers, shampoo and soap bars, natural deodorant, reusable straws, and more. Check out online retailers such as Life Without Plastic and Package Free.

购物通常不是解决环境问题的办法，但从长远来看，一些明智的购买可以减少塑料包装。在7月的免塑料节做一些调查，了解你想购买的产品，并开始为它们存钱。从可清洗的垫子开始，一个伟大的旅行杯，水瓶，棉拉绳生产袋，不锈钢食品储存容器，洗发水和肥皂条，天然除臭剂，可重复使用的吸管，等等。看看在线零售商，比如Life Without Plastic和Package Free。

4. Think about your clothes.

想想你的衣服。

Synthetic clothes are a major source of plastic pollution in the form of tiny microfibers that are released during laundering. Too tiny to be filtered out, these end up in waterways, animals' bellies, and drinking water supplies. While clothes don't get as much attention during plastic-free campaigns as grocery shopping and food do, they should. It's important to buy natural fibers whenever possible, in order to avoid this form of pollution.

合成服装是塑料污染的主要来源，在洗涤过程中会释放出超细纤维。由于太小而无法过滤，它们最终进入了水道、动物的腹部和饮用水供应系统。虽然在不使用塑料的宣传活动中，衣服不会像在杂货店购物和购买食品那样受到太多关注，但它们应该受到关注。为了避免这种形式的污染，尽可能购买天然纤维是很重要的。

Whatever you do, don't let perfectionism get in the way of progress. Nobody knows what they're doing when they start out, and you'll learn as you go. The hardest part is to begin the process of weeding out plastics, but it quickly becomes fun, even addictive.

无论你做什么，不要让完美主义阻碍进步。没有人在刚开始的时候知道自己在做什么，你会在做的过程中学习。最难的部分是开始清除塑料，但它很快就变得有趣，甚至上瘾。