If only I had read this book when I first started my plastic freak-outs in 2018. Reading it now has soothed my soul and brought reassurances of how much I have managed to achieve despite still experiencing frequent panics that there is still too much plastic in the house (and world), I just wish I had it as a support blanket from the start! So it'll be no surprise that I highly highly recommend this book if you are starting your #BreakFreeFromPlastic journey. Why I recommend it: It gives you facts and knowledge in an easy to understand way without being overwhelming. It gives you enough alarm to want to make immediate changes but balances this with an approachable narrative and practical guide to implementing informed changes in realistic stages. If you take one message from this book it is this: that the problem of plastic pollution is one that affects us all, and therefore one for which we all share responsibility as individuals but also, more importantly, collectively The star...
Bits I liked: Absolutely love the first key messages encouraging forming new habits one at a time and not to throw out all your plastic at once. You already have it, use it, re-use it. The main aim is to not buy anymore plastics and evaluate your single use plastic. I like how the book is broken into sections. So you could choose to focus on one element at a time by one task at a time. One of my main gripes about plastic use is the constant messaging and pressure around consumer behaviour , rather than more emphasis on the responsibility of the producers of plastic pollution . So I liked the recommendation of finding like-minded people to build a local community with and get campaigning - join Friends of the Earth, Greenpeace or other organisations who are pushing the government to make meaningful change. Get involved, make them do the hard work! Bits I struggled with: #25 'Choose brands with a good track record' - not sure Coca-cola and Unilever are quite the 'p...