Use cotton, rather than plastic floss and cut it with small metal scissors that can be used for many things

Doing this eliminates the plastic packaging and spooler inside, as well as being biodegradable.

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Go back to matches that were used in the old days.

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Rubber bands

Keep reusing them until they are too thin to hold anything. Cut open to prevent strangulation and then, toss them in your box.
Use organic cotton balls and wipes, instead of polyester ones.

Synthetic materials add huge amounts of micro-plastics to the ocean.

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Use biodegradable office supplies, pens and pencils

These will take a while to decompose, but it’s the perfect solution to those small plastic things that hang around almost forever

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So, what is my homework for this week?

Get 15 points for not throwing out your butts and sending them in to TerraCycle, if you smoke.
If you don’t, you also get 15 points!

What about other small, plastic items?

Use cotton, rather than plastic floss and cut it with small metal scissors that can be used for many things

Go back to matches that were used in the old days.