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Sobering photos show what a week's worth of plastic looks like for typical families around the world

Sobering photos show what a week's worth of plastic looks like for typical families around the world

Brandy and Anthony Wilbur from Wenham, Massachusetts, said they are trying to cut back buying products with plastic packaging. "We're aware and try our best to reduce our use of plastics, but it's hard," Brandy said.

Sobering photos show what a week's worth of plastic looks like for typical families around the world

Here's all the plastic they consumed during a week in May. "When shopping, I do try to buy products with minimal packaging, but that's challenging too, everything is packaged," Brandy said.

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Roshani Shrestha, a mother from Kathmandu, Nepal, said it's hard to avoid plastic bags where she lives. "We would use alternatives to plastic since it helps the environment, but it is not possible, since most of the products come either in plastic wrap or some other forms of plastic," she said.

Roshani Shrestha, a mother from Kathmandu, Nepal, said it

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Here's the plastic waste her family generated in a week.

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Alexander Raduenz of Berlin, Germany, said he, his wife, and two daughters are trying to lower their carbon footprint as much as possible.

Alexander Raduenz of Berlin, Germany, said he, his wife, and two daughters are trying to lower their carbon footprint as much as possible.

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"We are pretty much aware of the impact plastic has on our environment," said Alexander. "If alternatives to plastic are available, we are using them instead."

"We are pretty much aware of the impact plastic has on our environment," said Alexander. "If alternatives to plastic are available, we are using them instead."

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Natalia Lyritsis said she wishes there was more environmental awareness in her native Greece.

Natalia Lyritsis said she wishes there was more environmental awareness in her native Greece.

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"We recycle plastic, paper, glass, et cetera, and try to buy products made from recycled materials," she said. "We try to have as many plants as possible on our balcony."

"We recycle plastic, paper, glass, et cetera, and try to buy products made from recycled materials," she said. "We try to have as many plants as possible on our balcony."

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Eri Sato of Yokohama, Japan had a grimmer outlook: "I think there's no escaping plastic waste. I see it on the streets, in the mountains, underwater. It's literally everywhere," she said.

Eri Sato of Yokohama, Japan had a grimmer outlook: "I think there

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Here's the plastic her family used in a week.

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On the other end of the spectrum, Lauren Singer from Brooklyn has managed to keep her use of plastic to an extreme minimum. She's the founder of Package Free Shop, which sells products with no plastic packaging, and started the blog Trash is for Tossers.

On the other end of the spectrum, Lauren Singer from Brooklyn has managed to keep her use of plastic to an extreme minimum. She

Source: Reuters

This is all the non-recyclable and non-compostable plastic waste Singer generated over a five-year period — amazingly, it fits inside a 16-ounce Mason jar.

This is all the non-recyclable and non-compostable plastic waste Singer generated over a five-year period — amazingly, it fits inside a 16-ounce Mason jar.

Source: Reuters

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