Today’s Solutions: October 15, 2026

Like it or not, plastic is everywhere. We sit on it, store our food in it, drink from it, text with it, type with it, wear it, and carry our groceries home from the store in it. Yet we know that plastic is harsh on the environment in its production and even harsher when it winds up in our landfills, or worse, on our roadways, in our forests, and in our oceans. Sure, it can seem overwhelming to try to live a plastic-free life, but what if you only had to commit to it for one day?

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