Making it simple: Who does the grocery shopping in your home? Place a sign together with re-usable bags in the car or right by the door, so whoever does the shopping will have them on hand. Prepare a few sets of re-usable straws, cutleries, and food containers that your family members can keep on hand too, so they’ll have no excuses next time they eat out or get takeout. Do an inventory of their toothpastes, face washes, etc., to check for microplastics and give them the names of some safe alternatives to buy instead.

Can you think of other ways to make it easier for them to reduce their plastic footprint? After a while, did they start remembering to make these changes on their own?

For each type of single-use plastic you get people to replace with a reusable item: 10 points