As you all know, the most sustainable action is to eliminate or reduce using plastic in the first place: replace with reusable shopping bags , stainless steel reusable straw , refillable water bottles , etc. Second best is to reuse items instead of throwing them away after a single use. Third best is to recycle items.

In the 1980s NYC Mayor Koch launched a campaign against Litter Pigs. I know you, Dear Reader, are NOT a Litter Pig. You dispose of your trash responsibly. But so many don’t and loose trash ends up in storm drains and our oceans.

Join my Pick Up Trash Brigade ! On walks around your town, bring a bag with you to scoop up trash from the parks, streets and sidewalks. It still shocks me how much trash (most of it recyclable) I pick up on every walk. It's a tiny action but I feel better doing it.

Be part of the solution