WHAT YOU CAN DO
FOLLOW THE 4 Rs
- REFUSE disposable plastic whenever possible
- REDUCE disposable plastic you use; instead find alternatives
- REUSE durable bottles, bags, containers and other everyday items
- RECYCLE what you can’t refuse, reduce or reuse
TAKE THE LWVCC “PASS ON PLASTICS PLEDGE"
- Use a reusable water bottle and coffee mug
- Use your own grocery and produce bags for shopping
- Use ground coffee, not plastic pods
- Use non-plastic food wrap
- Use bar soap
- Use cleaning products that don't come in plastic bottles
- Say “no” to straws, cutlery and packets of condiments
Alternatives to Plastic
City of Naples Recycling Guidelines
Collier County Recycling Guidelines
CONTACT US
The LWVCC offers an extensively-researched presentation “Take a Pass on Plastics: Why we should reduce our single-use plastic waste.” Plastic is everywhere—permeating our environment, our food chains and our bodies. How did this happen, what are the implications, and what can we do? To book a speaker, get more information or learn how to get involved, contact us at plastics@lwvcolliercounty.org.
Information and How to Get Involved Contact the LWVCC Plastics Task Force at plastics@lwvcolliercounty.org .
RESOURCES TO LEARN MORE
Additional Important Topics
Compostable Pastics and BIoplastics — Are they really green?
Extended Producer Responsibility — Shifting financial responsibility of plastic waste management from governments to producers
Chemical Recycling — Is this a good alternative to traditional recycling?
Informative Websites
Plastic Free July
Ocean Consdervancy
Oceana
World Wildlife Fund
Plastics Pollution Coalition
Global Commitment 2022 - Ellen MacArthur Foundation