{"id":222252,"date":"2020-03-27T06:00:33","date_gmt":"2020-03-27T10:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/formnutrition.com\/us\/inform\/5-ways-to-make-your-beauty-routine-more-sustainable-3\/"},"modified":"2020-06-30T04:56:37","modified_gmt":"2020-06-30T08:56:37","slug":"5-ways-to-make-your-morning-routine-more-sustainable","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/formnutrition.com\/us\/inform\/5-ways-to-make-your-morning-routine-more-sustainable\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Steps\u00a0to Make Your Morning Routine More Sustainable"},"content":{"rendered":"

Post-‘Blue Planet’, we all know the destructive impact single-use plastic is having on our environment. But if witnessing giant islands of bottles and shopping bags floating around the ocean isn\u2019t enough to wake-up the sustainable warrior within then consider this: just 9 percent of all the plastic ever made<\/i> has been recycled.<\/p>\n

That means there\u2019s around 6.3 billion metric tons of plastic waste buried in landfill or bobbing on top of bodies of water around the world, all of which will take a minimum of 400 years to decompose. In short, this is a huge problem, but it\u2019s also one that you can help to reverse the tide on – and a great place to start is when you get ready at the start of the day.<\/p>\n

Take a look at the inside of your bathroom cabinet or shower, and you\u2019ll notice almost everything is made from plastic. And while there\u2019s no getting away from it totally in the short term, there are a few easy ways<\/a> you can vastly cut down on your daily plastic usage. Here are five ways you can make your morning (and evening) grooming routine a little kinder on the environment.<\/p>\n

\"plastic<\/p>\n

Ditch As Many Plastic Bottles As Possible<\/h2>\n

While clear plastic is widely recyclable here in the UK, anything coloured is far trickier \u2013 and if your district doesn\u2019t have the correct facilities, that green shampoo bottle could still end up in a landfill. However, many items you use in the shower also come in bar form.<\/p>\n

Of course, the obvious and easiest swap is trading your body gel for a traditional bar soap \u2013 we recommend the Baxter of California Exfoliating Body Bar<\/a> (\u00a316 at mankind.co.uk) \u2013 but increasingly you\u2019ll find companies such as Lush<\/a> offering shampoos, conditioners, face washes and more in bar form.<\/p>\n

Alternatively, look for companies that provide refilling facilities, like Neal\u2019s Yard which now offers discounted refills on two of its most popular products \u2013 Geranium & Orange Hand Wash<\/a> and its honey-infused Bee Lovely Shower Gel<\/a> – if you bring back the original bottle.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n