Get Rid of These 7 Single-Use Plastics Once and For All

It’s not your fault plastic is everywhere. Here’s how to protect yourself, children and the planet.

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You don’t mean to use single-use plastic, but somehow it happens.

You most likely know single-use plastics are impossible to recycle. These plastics end up in landfill or sent to a recycling plant on the other side of the planet.

They make plastic from petrochemicals, which are toxic to health. Let’s take one plastic chemical called DEHP — you will find this in toys, clothing, food packaging, flooring and personal care products.

Harvard Medical School researchers showed exposure to the plastic additive diethylhexyl phthalate (DEHP) could cause fertility problems. The study showed that DEHP increases breaks in the DNA during egg production and impairs cells’ ability to repair these breaks.

This is one of many health problems caused by plastic exposure.

Why do we use plastic if it is so bad for us?

Primary plastic production by industrial sector, 2015 — World in Data

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