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Best of all, Dopper donates a portion of their sales to the Dopper Foundation, which helps improve access to safe drinking water in Nepal. $15, shop.dopper.com/en/us 1 2 | t h e c l e v e r r o o t As concern mounts regarding the waste we create on our planet, companies have created products that are environmentally-friendly and functional. Here are a few products that are good for our planet, and stylish to boot! by Jesse Hom-Dawson Hey you! Do you really need that plastic plastic plastic plastic plastic plastic plastic plastic plastic plastic plastic take-away container? container? container? container? container? container? container? container? container? container? container? container? container? container? container? container? With global plastic pollution reaching epidemic levels, The Clever Root challenges restaurants, bars, brands and retailers to consider exploring alternative packaging and embrace policies that will help make the world a greener, cleaner place. Programs like Clean Water California's ReThink Disposable campaign work with locally-owned and -operated food businesses to reduce hundreds of types of disposable plastics, from straws to coffee creamers to to-go containers. Through this program, the average small business eliminates 104,000 pieces of packaging and prevents 2,000 pounds of waste annually. For more information on how you can cut your plastic addiction, visit cleanwateraction.org. W&P Design Design Design Design Design Design Design Design Design Design Design Design Design Copper Copper Copper Copper Copper Copper Copper Copper Copper Copper Copper Copper Straws Design Straws Design Straws Design Straws Straws Straws Straws Straws Straws Plastic straws have been strictly banned from The Clever Root offices by As- sociate Publisher Rachel Burkons, and for good reason. They're an unessential item that adds to our already overflowing landfills, and they're a safety hazard to animals. You may wonder, "But how else will I enjoy my $15 craft cocktail?" After all, paper straws get soggy, and are still disposable. Let me introduce you to metal straws. Reusable, chic and sturdy, metal straws are a great, environmentally-friendly answer to our plastic straw problem, and these copper ones from W&P Design are fantastic. At home, I suddenly find myself ditching my go-to Mason jar drinking ves- sels for ceramic tiki mugs and pineapple glass tumblers to match my classy copper straws, and it has genuinely encouraged me to expand my cocktail repertoire beyond whiskey and soda. 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