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Here are 5 tips to be more sustainable this Earth Month

In honor of Earth Month, Eastman team members from around the globe offer a few easy tips we can all follow to make a difference.

By Eastman | Published 7 months ago | About a 1 minute read

Bring your own bags This tip is easy but also easy to forget. Bring your own bags when you shop, whether you’re going to the grocery store, a bookstore or anywhere in between.

“I keep a basket of reusable bags in the same area I keep my keys,” said Maggie Brim, a sustainability manager in Greenville, South Carolina. “I also try to put reusable bags in the car, so I always have them on hand!”

Reuse clothing The reduce, reuse, recycle principle is gaining momentum in the textile industry.

“At Eastman we talk about material-to-material recycling all the time with our molecular recycling technologies, but we also care about the previous step: reuse,” said Claudia de Witte, who works in marketing and sustainability in Rotterdam, Netherlands. “It’s what I like to call people-to-people recycling, where the life of the garment is extended and creates value for other members of the community.”

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