Plastic Free Challenge

Kickstart your plastic-free journey, join the Plastic-Free Challenge along with your Washington County neighbors this February. Check out these titles to help inspire ways to reduce plastic in your household!

Updated January 9, 2025
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Kids vs. plastic : ditch the straw and find the pollution solution to bottles, bags, and other single-use plastics : how you can be a waste warrior!
Beer, Julie (Children's author)
Paper Book
Jam-packed with surprising information about plastic's effect on the environment, plus loads of practical ways kids can cut down on their plastic footprint, this is the kids guide to being part of the pollution solution! It's in your toothbrush ... your clothes ... your...
Life without plastic : the practical step-by-step guide to avoiding plastic to keep your family and the planet healthy
Plamondon, Chantal
Paper Book
After the birth of their son, Jay Sinha and Chantal Plamondon set out on a journey to eliminate plastic baby bottles as the Canadian government moved to ban BPA. When they found it was difficult to procure glass baby bottles, Jay and Chantal made it their mission to not only find glass and metal...
How to give up plastic : a guide to changing the world, one plastic bottle at a time
McCallum, Will
Paper Book
As read by James Corden, Fearne Cotton, Jim Chapman and Dougie Poytner. 'We have a responsibility, every one of us' David Attenborough Around 12.7 million tonnes of plastic are entering the ocean every year, killing over 1 million seabirds and 100,000 marine mammals. ...
101 ways to go zero waste
Kellogg, Kathryn
Paper Book
Minimalism meets DIY in an accessible guide to household waste reduction We all know how important it is to reduce our environmental footprint, but it can be daunting to know where to begin. Enter Kathryn Kellogg, who can fit all her trash from the past two years into a 16-ounce...
Don't be trashy : a practical guide to living with less waste and more joy
McKenna, Tara
Paper Book
Get beyond the Mason jar and learn how to dramatically reduce the waste you produce over the course of a year--one sanity-saving step at a time--in this super-practical guide from the creator of The Zero Waste Collective.   Say goodbye to your bursting...
The last plastic straw : a plastic problem and finding ways to fix it
Romito, Dee
Paper Book
Learn how and why a useful, 5000-year-old invention has become a threat to our planet--and what you can do about it--in this history of the simple straw. From reeds used by ancient Sumerians to bendy straws in World War II hospitals, people have changed the straw to fit their...
Year of no garbage : recycling lies, plastic problems, and one woman's trashy journey to zero waste : a memoir
Schaub, Eve O.
Paper Book
"Eve's brave and honest experiment reveals the shocking impact of the throwaway society we've become and at the same time showing small ways we can all do better." --Rebecca Prince-Ruiz, founder of Plastic Free July Year of No Garbage is Super Size Me meets the...

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