I cannot deny the fact that we still use plastic. We buy juices in plastic bottles.. then from time to time we buy mineral in plastic bottles. But what I am proud is that if we buy items i plastic bottle packaging, we make sure to buy the biggest one, of course to minimize the use of plastic.

Some of the plastic bottles, we still use as water container, most of it, I just throw. My sister scolded me for doing that. They used to keep empty plastic bottle and sell on on junk shops. I knew some of our neighbors do that, I knew some who was able to buy a ping pong balls and paddle from the money they got from selling plastic bottles.

Tempting it may sound but I cannot collect plastic bottles.  I just cannot live with too much clutter on the house.

I have very open on my move to go plastic less. I am still not 100% free of plastic but I try to shy away from it as much as possible. When I buy medicines from a drug store, I always told them no top put it in  plastic bag. Those lttle plastics cannot be reuse. So the next time you buy diet pills on your drug store, you can try to jut put it directly in your bag end not use plastic.

Banning plastic bags or limiting the use of it has been in place for many countries in the world. The Philippines, being one that supports the environment, is now doing something, even little by little, to be a good example to neighboring cities. Due to plastics used the wrong way, it has caused our health and environment some damage. Many people, for lack of discipline, just throw their trash everywhere and anywhere, even in canals and sewage, rivers and beaches. Flash floods happen because of that habit. Trash, especially plastics, is the prime reason of clogging drainage.

The move to ban plastics and use paper bags instead is a good start to limit the plastic bags. Although plastics are waterproof, it cannot be degradable and soggy just to melt away when they fall into drainage systems.

of our lauding like Muntinlupa City, Batangas City, Los Banos (Laguna) and Binan (Laguna). Hopefully, others will follow.
There are several places that are worthy

A few months ago, whenever I asked a vendor not to put my items to a plastic bag, I got a confused stare or a smirk or a tease. Then they would comment about being eco friendly (in a sarcastic tone). That’s how people react to us being green.

Recently though when  I bought some custom pins, I noticed that they no longer give me the same reaction. Now, they would just nod and remember me as the lady who say no to plastic.