6 Ways to Use Less Plastic Here is a sımple list which I find effecient and useful for you.I like this article from CR(Consumer Reports) While it’s practically impossible to eliminate plastic from modern life, there are a number of steps you can take right now to cut back. Do: Drink tap water. Don’t: Rely on bottled water . Water from plastic bottles has about double the microplastic level of tap water on average, according to a 2018 study published in the journal Frontiers in Chemistry. So unless your tap water is contaminated with unsafe elements, such as lead, it’s probably best to drink tap. Fill up a metal reusable bottle for when you go out. You can always filter your tap water. Depending on the filter, that may further reduce microplastic levels. (Check CR's ratings of water filters .) Do: Heat food in or on the stove, or by microwaving in glass. Don’t: Microwave in plastic. Some heated plastics have long been kno...