Protect Our Earth In Trendy Ways

Protect Our Earth In Trendy Ways

With the rise of environmental awareness, there are more and more different environmental-friendly products nowadays, and there’s an increase of people adopting these products. Here are a few environmental-friendly products that are very popular and very practical in Taiwan.


Drinks Bag

Taiwan is a big country for hand-made drinks with more than 26,000 beverage shops. In order to raise environmental awareness, plastic bags are no longer provided from the beverage shops. However, it is sometimes inconvenient to hold drinks by hand. That’s why you need to have your own drink bag! 

There are hundreds of beverage bags in the market. Choose the one with a waterproof function which can be folded and stored. Carry one and you don’t need to worry about creating more plastic when you buy bubble teas.

                    

 

Reusable Straw

It is common to see people drink bubble teas in Taiwan, and there’s around 3 billion plastic straws used every year. Based on the monitoring results of marine debris, straws have ranked in the top 5 of beach cleaning waste over the years. Environmental issues caused by single-used products are also international concerns.

Considering plastic reduction is an international trend, reusable straws have been a hit in recent years. 

Straws with slanted cut are easy to be cleaned up and a straw brush is a must-have tool. Using fewer plastic straws can save sea turtles! Let's reduce plastic and protect the Earth together!


 

Portable Green Cup

The amount of paper cups used in Taiwan in a year is equivalent to the height of 59,000 101 buildings. Besides saving the sea turtles, don't forget to support the tree protection activities. Preparing your own tumbler is the first step. You can also save 2 dollars by using your own cup. Environmental and economic problems are solved.

 

Reusable Shopping Bag

Are you always bringing back several plastic bags when returning from shopping? It is environmentally unfriendly, and actually increases  household wastes. The solution is to prepare several environmentally friendly shopping bags that are easy to store.

It is recommended to choose shopping bags made of nylon, which are light, durable, and can be easily folded and stored. Start by choosing your style of reusable shopping bags and you’ll be a happier shopper!

 

The climate change is real. Using your own reusable straws, cups or bags not only brings environmental benefits, but is also good for decreasing strangers’ contacts during Covid. Let’s protect ourselves and our Mother Nature with these simple methods.