According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 75.4% of plastic discarded in the United States ends up in a landfill. There is a growing “zero-waste” movement of people attempting to decrease or entirely eliminate the amount of plastic waste they produce.

Designer Kristin Pearson shows easy swaps to decrease personal plastic waste production.

Kristin Pearson can be reached at ktpearson@stthomas.edu.