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Housewives interested in their environment must avoid the following: Tea Bags: Tea bags are convenient, but it is this convenience that has caused environmental problems. Contain some plastic, to seal and keep them stiff. After use the bags go to the dustbin and find their way to the dumping yards.  (see here) Plastic Straw: Single use plastics are an hazard to our health, environment and oceans. "Straws, which are made of a petroleum byproduct called polypropylene mixed with colorants and plasticizers, do not biodegrade naturally in the environment. Some are incinerated, which releases toxic chemicals into the air, but most end up in the ground, where they will hang around for an estimated 400 years and leach chemicals into the ground. That means that every straw ever used still exists on this planet."  (see here) Paper napkins: They are biodegradable but destroy our natural wealth, wood. Based on a calculations in treehugger , environmentally,...