Many people do not realize how much plastic waste they produce every day. We buy a bottle of water when we want to drink and we are not at home. We use disposable plates and forks when we are on a picnic. We bring our groceries home in a plastic bag. However, we do not know that plastic lasts for hundreds of years. There is so much plastic waste everywhere on our planet. It has already caused some wild animals’ deaths. It is high time we stopped using so much plastic. For example, we can have reusable bags for shopping. Moreover, we can buy a reusable water bottle and carry it with us when we go out. A lot of people do not bother to repair plastic things when they break down but in most cases we can actually repair them. Even if you stop buying chewing gum, it will be good for our planet.