This post contains affiliate links to Etsy and the Modern Milkman. That means if you click on the link to those shops and buy from them, I get paid a fee. The consumption of single-use plastics is at an all-time high. Globally we produce around 370 million metric tons of plastic a year, huge amounts…
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