We are a week into Plastic Free July! What successes and challenges have you seen over the past week? 

Do you need a reusable bag for your grocery shopping? Check out these workshops the Alachua County Library is hosting through July to teach you how to make a reusable bag out of an old pet food bag! 

https://www.aclib.us/summer-library-adventure-awaits-june-1-august-4-2019/blog/upcycle-pet-food-bags-reusable-totes?fbclid=IwAR3i6eTfLfUoh314E6YXYuJ7NHDUAsuV9pHvepL-4zLKZQmTDZ9YllwlJi8

I am very excited to work through these challenges this month to make our Earth a better place.

One thing I never thought about before starting this challenge was that every single plastic toothbrush you've ever used still exists today! Can you imagine how many toothbrushes are sitting in our landfills and oceans right now? One of the easiest switches we can make is getting bamboo toothbrushes instead - everything but the bristles in the one I bought will degrade, and the packaging is completely compostable as well. If you're in Gainesville, check out the Life Unplastic store to get one. You can also find them on Amazon. :) So excited to complete my first one-time challenge for the month!