{"id":244,"date":"2016-07-04T11:23:45","date_gmt":"2016-07-04T11:23:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.friendsofglass.com\/gb\/ecology-gb\/go-plastic-free-july\/1"},"modified":"2024-08-28T05:32:01","modified_gmt":"2024-08-28T05:32:01","slug":"go-plastic-free-july","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/friendsofglass.com\/uk\/stories\/go-plastic-free-july\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Go Plastic Free This July"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<div  class=\"custom-rich-text-block transparent\">\r\n    <div class=\"custom-rich-text spacing-top-2 spacing-bottom-2 global-container\">\r\n        <p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In 2015, over 36,000 people from 85 countries joined the challenge and this year looks set to be an even bigger occasion.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>The rules<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Attempt to refuse single-use plastic during July.<br \/>\nRemember it&#8217;s not going to be easy! It is a challenge, not a competition; so don&#8217;t worry about being perfect.<br \/>\nCollect any unavoidable single-use plastic you buy. Keep in a dilemma bag and share it with us at the end of the challenge.<br \/>\nIt&#8217;s up to you regarding how long you participate. You might decide to go plastic-free for a day, a week, a month or longer! However long you choose, you will still make a contribution.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Friends of Glass Tips on Going Plastic Free<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Experiment using glass jars as storage for your home made lunches. Soups, salads, cakes.\u00a0Easy to create and sealed with a lid. Looks fab too!<\/p>\n<p>When shopping, opt for products stored in glass jars and bottles as they are 100 per cent recyclable\u00a0and keep food and drink fresher for longer.\u00a0Then just recycle\u00a0them\u00a0at a\u00a0\u00a0bottle bank on your next shopping trip, so they can become new bottles and jars again.<\/p>\n<p>Get a reusable glass\u00a0water\u00a0bottle &#8211; save money and be kind to your health.\u00a0Glass needs no chemical layer so the water will stay pure and taste great too.<\/p>\n<p>Visit the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.milkandmore.co.uk\/\">Milk and More website<\/a>\u00a0to see if they deliver glass milk bottles in your area.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Make sure to register on Plastic Free July website:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.plasticfreejuly.org\/register.html\">http:\/\/www.plasticfreejuly.org\/register.html<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.friendsofglass.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screen-Shot-2016-07-04-at-11.26.54.png\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6579\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6579\" src=\"https:\/\/www.friendsofglass.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screen-Shot-2016-07-04-at-11.26.54.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2016-07-04 at 11.26.54\" width=\"538\" height=\"354\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n\r\n            <\/div>\r\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For those who didn\u2019t know yet, Plastic Free July is a simple idea developed in 2011. 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