Hello. I'm Rosie, plastics campaigner at Friends of the Earth. It's brilliant that you're joining me for #PlasticFreeFriday.
Living without plastic sounds easy enough. But when you start looking at cereals, sandwiches, oven-ready meals – you name it, they tend to be wrapped in plastic. Then there are the tiny bits of plastic in things like tea bags and cosmetics.
But I reckon we can make a start. Let's try ditching single-use plastic one day a week. Here are my 5 simple ways to get through Friday without plastic.
![photo portrait of Rosie Cotgreave, plastics campaigner, Friends of the Earth](http://cdn.friendsoftheearth.uk/sites/default/files/styles/body_text_image/public/media/images/Rosie_Portrait_001.jpg?itok=OnM3Cq_0)
![Two women at a cafe drinking coffee at a long wooden table.](http://cdn.friendsoftheearth.uk/sites/default/files/styles/media_with_text_image/public/media/images/people-drinking-coffee.jpg?itok=72g3T2dD)
#PlasticFreeFriday Tip 1
![Two women at a cafe drinking coffee at a long wooden table.](http://cdn.friendsoftheearth.uk/sites/default/files/styles/media_with_text_image/public/media/images/people-drinking-coffee.jpg?itok=72g3T2dD)
![photo of metal lunch box with rice, veg and banana](http://cdn.friendsoftheearth.uk/sites/default/files/styles/media_with_text_image/public/media/images/metal_lunch_box_1.jpg?itok=TCwgPtVY)
#PlasticFreeFriday Tip 2
![photo of metal lunch box with rice, veg and banana](http://cdn.friendsoftheearth.uk/sites/default/files/styles/media_with_text_image/public/media/images/metal_lunch_box_1.jpg?itok=TCwgPtVY)
![photo of metal water bottle hanging in tree](http://cdn.friendsoftheearth.uk/sites/default/files/styles/media_with_text_image/public/media/images/metal_water_bottle.jpg?itok=yN75N3t8)
#PlasticFreeFriday Tip 3
![photo of metal water bottle hanging in tree](http://cdn.friendsoftheearth.uk/sites/default/files/styles/media_with_text_image/public/media/images/metal_water_bottle.jpg?itok=yN75N3t8)
![Organic vegetables on sale at Brockley market](http://cdn.friendsoftheearth.uk/sites/default/files/styles/media_with_text_image/public/media/images/Brockley_Market.jpg?itok=Bh2Dlqmk)
#PlasticFreeFriday Tip 4
![Organic vegetables on sale at Brockley market](http://cdn.friendsoftheearth.uk/sites/default/files/styles/media_with_text_image/public/media/images/Brockley_Market.jpg?itok=Bh2Dlqmk)
![People drinking wine after work](http://cdn.friendsoftheearth.uk/sites/default/files/styles/media_with_text_image/public/media/images/drinking%20after%20work.jpg?itok=1GDOdGDX)
#PlasticFreeFriday Tip 5
![People drinking wine after work](http://cdn.friendsoftheearth.uk/sites/default/files/styles/media_with_text_image/public/media/images/drinking%20after%20work.jpg?itok=1GDOdGDX)
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