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diverted from the landfill. Checking that little number on
containers can also help you reduce contact with phthal-
ates and BPA. Generally speaking, numbers 1, 2, 4, and 5
are the safest; numbers 3, 6, and 7 are more likely to con-
tain yucky chemicals, and they can also be more difficult
to recycle.

10 If all this is really striking a chord, try for a zero-waste
household. We’ve been speaking primarily of your use of
plastics to transport, store, and serve foods or beverages to
you and your family, but of course once you’re in the prac-
tice of policing your plastic use, you may as well continue
reducing it across the board, from cotton swabs with paper
stems versus plastic stems to rethinking the disposability
of razors, toothbrushes, tampons, and beyond. Zero-waste
lifestyle bloggers have books and apps and all kinds of tips
and tricks for you to take plastic avoidance as far as you
can. And coming to a neighborhood near you . . . no-waste
grocery stores. There, you bring your own containers for
everything. Toothpaste on tap, chocolate sold packaging-
free, even crackers and berries you buy by the scoop.

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