It’s a bit daunting and discouraging to learn as we did in our coffee cup blog that we in the United States dispose of 50 billion coffee cups a year – wow!

I started Zero Waste Outlet in 2019, as a small family business.

With Julie Andrews singing Rodgers and Hammerstein’s song “My Favorite Things” inspiring us, we McSisters have made a list of our favorite plastic free things.

The McSisters are taking this message directly from one of our supporters – Beyond Plastics (https://www.beyondplastics.org).

Sometimes it may feel like you are being told what to do on just about any topic – don't eat this, don’t say that, and don’t use single-use plastic. It may seem impossible to live up to all the demands, but don’t worry, we McSisters feel that way too sometimes.

As Plastic Free July continues, we McSisters want to introduce you to Kim Neal, founder and owner of Sonoma County Trading Company and Refillery.

Ok, sometimes we McSister’s just don’t get it and just want to scream! Is it SO difficult to make the simple choice to say no to single-use plastic?

A subscriber recently shared an article titled “How to celebrate birthdays plastic free”. You may remember our previous blog titled “Throw a party but don’t invite the plastic”. We do love to party and summer fun and parties are coming soon so this is a perfect time to revisit the topic of parties and plastic.

How do you grocery shop without single-use plastic bags and avoid other single-use plastics?

We McSisters love to party. Our family parties often include live bagpipe, bassoon, keyboard, and guitar music. So much fun! But we are here to talk about single-use plastic. Parties are often in celebration of a birthday or perhaps a cause. What better gift than a contribution to a healthier environment for our collective future.

Where do you start? Why at the beginning of course. The easiest and most obvious lifestyle change you can do is eliminate single-use plastic water bottles, single-use plastic beverage bottles, and to-go coffee cups.