I’m going to ask you a favor, while you’re sitting reading this post look around, how many pieces of plastic can you see? The number of things with plastic will depend on which part of your house you’re in, but I’m sure you are already thinking about all the things you have in all the rooms, right? This is what happened to me when I started being more aware of the amount of plastic I consumed. I thought it wasn’t so much until one day, in the bathroom, I realized that all my products – except for the soap and my newly purchased shampoo – were in plastic containers; at that moment

Which came first, the chicken or the egg? I don’t pretend to start a philosophical debate, far from it, but that’s the question I had in my mind while watching the documentary “A Plastic Ocean”. As I watched the documentary, I could not help but feel a deep sadness that despite much effort, the oceans are still clogged with plastic and garbage. The only thing I saw worse than that, was the quality of life of the people living in places like Manila, Philippines, or Tuvalu who literally live among the trash. Haven’t we realized that being an ethical consumer is not only for the well being of the planet, but for