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Single-use plastic is wreaking havoc on the planet. Here’s what you can do to minimize your impact

We need to look at our use of plastics and reduce our impact by changing our habits and the way we use single-use plastics. Take a water bottle with you or a reusable mug to do your part. 

“When the bathtub is overflowing, you don’t want to just run for the mop; first, you want to turn off the faucet,” Savitz said. “Recycling is the mop. You’re not going to get very far, if the faucet is still on. So what we have to do is reduce the amount of plastics that we’re producing at the source, and that’s turning off the faucet.”

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