You've Been Using 'Compostable' Plastics Wrong

They don't break down like you think.

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[diinalens]

I WANT HER TO HAVE HER OWN SERIES!!! EDUCATE THE CHILDREN!

[nuclearseahorse]

Ari's bangs are so cute now. Im glad she grew them out

[oly]

That *10%* is actually A LOT!
And is IMPORTANT!
I think we should use more glass and other reused materials and less plastic. The less the better! ♻

[KaterinaMat]

Person reading this, please just get a reusable waterbottle and a reusable shopping bag. Please

[Genie]

I love when Ari does these type of videos! I especially enjoy the ones where she encourages people to use as little plastic as possible throughout the day to diminish on the trash they produce. It encourages me to be mindful of what I buy.

[Jamie_McLaughlin]

Ari is the goddess we don’t deserve!!!

[thealoney]

I don’t need sh*t bout Kardashian’s, plastic is worth more to me 0:05

[alicemowat]

bless buzzfeed for speaking out about these issues

[siundonnelly]

Who else gave up straws after the last video??

[hipnhappenin]

Thank you for spreading awareness. Buzzfeed needs to make more of these videos.

[shonakane]

i love this girl. seriously. you are amazing for opening up peoples eyes to these problems!
i would love to see more content like this, cause BuzzFeed videos reach all types of people and this really makes a change (nomatter how big or small, the message starts to get thru to more people)

so yeah.. thats all.. i love this.

[sarahtalksmuch]

I love her. I wish there were more people who cared. It's going to be too late one day, if people don't start caring.

[amberd]

For everyone in the Seattle/ Greater King County area, our Compost is industrially done with Ceder Grove, through really cool processes that I recommend you look into further!

[lonelyheartsclub]

You should do another video on how you minimize your plastic usage

[Lucas-Weidner]

Actually this is one of the best Buzzfeed videos I’ve ever seen.

[tam]

She looks brilliant with her new hair!!

[kate]

I love her! She's so sweet! Her enthusiasm actually makes me really inspired to actually start always bringing my own bag to the supermarket and using a reusable cup!

[StudMuffinMajor]

If buzzfeed push more vids like this they wouldnt catch nearly as much heat from people. Good video

[pashiko]

Love her! She is cute, smart and stands for recycling!

[MetalliChuckles]

You can tell she is FED UP! Lmao I love it