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June issue plastics has an "iceberg" of plastic grocery bag on the cover. Whole issue has important info and alternatives . Google micro-plastic for info on throw away water bottles containing micro-plastics and fish eating micro-plastics.

Thanks for posting this, fountain. It is a very serious problem and we must all work together to get this fixed. . Our family no longer uses plastic bags or straws. . I made cloth bags from old material I had to use for purchasing bulk items, and in larger sizes to use instead of plastic or paper grocery bags. . We line our garbage can with a paper bag if we have one, or with newspaper. We rinse it out well after taking the garbage out and it works out fine. . We invested in glass containers with lids in every size imaginable for serving and storing food. . We use soft rags instead of paper towels most of the time. . We have a basket full of cloth napkins that I found on clearance sale here or there; they don't match but they work just fine. . We no longer buy plastic cups or plates, opting for glass or metal. It's a little more time consuming, washing things rather than disposing of them, but it's something we can do to not contribute to the problem.