Plastic Free July 2021

Plastic Free July

In July millions of people will be committing to a month free of plastic. The movement aims to raise both awareness of the devastating impact plastic has on our environment, and consciousness around how much plastic we all use daily.

Knowing how much our daily lives impact the environment can sometimes come as a shock, but small steps go a long way in creating lasting changes in our lifestyles.

Dixon Appointments is a carbon neutral business, and we celebrated 10 years of NoCO2 in 2020. As a team we strongly support the Plastic Free July movement, and we are using the month to further reduce our plastic impact for the month of July. Our overall aim is to implement permanent strategies that reduce our carbon imprint, including use of plastic.

The Plastic Free July website (https://www.plasticfreejuly.org) has information, ideas and strategies to reduce plastic. For example, they mention that plastic bags, water bottles, takeaway cups and plastic straws are the top four most used plastic products in our environment. All of these are easily replaced with sustainable and reusable products.

The environment is suffering, and it can seem overwhelming when confronting such a large challenge. But we need to remember that small changes make a BIG difference. Over time it gets easier to notice our habits and know how to change them. If we all can start making small changes, we will help preserve our environment; our home.

The Dixon team is committing to a variety of plastic free changes including switching to reusable water bottles, coffee cups and lunch containers, saying NO to plastic straws, creating our own Beeswax wraps instead of gladwrap, buying groceries from local markets and bulk foods shop, and more. There are plenty of ideas and resources on the Plastic Free July website (https://www.plasticfreejuly.org). We encourage you to join us in Plastic Free July; we’ll be with you every step of the way!