A journalist tried to go plastic-free for 24 hours. How do you think this experiment would go for you?
Plastic is everywhere. It’s in our clothes, our phones, our sunscreen. But also, increasingly, in marine food chains and in immense floating garbage patches in the oceans.
How concerned are you about the world’s plastic consumption? Do you ever try to cut down on your own plastic use? For example, have you tried bringing your own bags to stores, avoiding takeout containers or forgoing plastic straws?
Do you think you could go an entire day without using any plastic? Why or why not? Would you want to?
In “Trying to Live a Day Without Plastic,” A. J. Jacobs writes about his 24-hour experiment to go plastic-free: