[{"text_idx": "#000003", "text": "Mae Laura Wheeler o Llamau, oedd yn\ncyflwyno\u2019r gweithdy, yn angerddol iawn yn bersonol am lygredd plastig.\nCychwynnodd Laura wrth ddangos delweddau brawychus o lygredd plastig i\u2019r bobl\nifanc, fel adar a bywyd gwyllt y mo\u0302r yn cael eu mygu gan y rwbel plastig, neu\nbysgotwyr yn hwylio trwy\u2019r riff gwenwynig. Yna, gofynnodd sut roedd hynny yn"}, {"text_idx": "#000004", "text": "Sut mae llygredd plastig yn gwneud i ti"}, {"text_idx": "#000007", "text": "Roedd yn amser meddwl am gyffredinrwydd plastig ym mhob agwedd o\u2019n bywydau. Mae yna micro-ddarnau o blastig mewn cynnyrch gofal croen a phlastig mewn dillad polyester. Mae pethau sydd wedi\u2019u creu o gerdyn, gwydr neu bren yn gallu cael darnau bach ychwanegol o blastig ynddynt. Pan fyddech chi\u2019n golchi dillad synthetig mae darnau bach, bach o micro-ffibr plastig yn mynd i\u2019r cyflenwad dw\u0302r. Mae\u2019r pysgod yn bwyta\u2019r plastig yma ac yna rydym ni\u2019n bwyta\u2019r pysgod. Edrychwyd ar offer meddygol hefyd, fel pympiau asthma, diferion, pigiadau ac ati. Cytunwyd bod y rhain yn eithriad buddiol."}, {"text_idx": "#000008", "text": "Bu\u2019r grw\u0302p yn ystyried y dadansoddiad cost\na budd o leihau\u2019r defnydd o blastig. Mae\u2019r oedolyn arferol yn prynu tair potel\ndw\u0302r plastig yr wythnos. Os ydym yn talu am fotel gellir ei ail-ddefnyddio, pa\nmor hir nes y byddem wedi adennill y buddsoddiad yma? Ond pan rydych chi ar\ngyllideb dynn, mae\u2019r gost gychwynnol yn gallu atal pobl yn anffodus. A ddylai\u2019r\nllywodraeth a\u2019r corfforaethau mawr fod yn gwneud pethau\u2019n haws i unigolion"}, {"text_idx": "#000009", "text": "Soniodd un mynychwr bod ei brawd yn mynd\ni\u2019r archfarchnad weithiau ac yn gadael yr holl ddeunydd pacio plastig ar y\nddesg talu. Wrth drafod hyn fel grw\u0302p, penderfynwyd bod hyn yn achosi\nanhwylustod i\u2019r gweithwyr yn yr archfarchnad a\u2019r neges yn annhebygol o gyrraedd\ny rheolwyr uwch neu\u2019r cyflenwyr."}, {"text_idx": "#000010", "text": "Dangosodd Laura ychydig o bethau oedd yn ddewis gwahanol i blastig. Er esiampl, wrth wneud brechdanau, mae\u2019n eu lapio mewn defnydd cw\u0302yr gwenyn yn hytrach nag \u2018cling film\u2019. Gallech chi ddefnyddio defnydd cw\u0302yr gwenyn fel caead ar jariau hefyd \u2013 ei osod ar y top a bydd gwres eich llaw yn cau\u2019r bwlch aer. Mae\u2019n wrthfacteria, yn ddiwenwyn, ac yn gwbl fioddiraddadwy hefyd wrth gwrs. Mae posib creu hwn eich hun adref os hoffech."}, {"text_idx": "#000011", "text": "Yna dangosodd Laura lwyth o gynnyrch sydd\nyn rhydd o ddeunydd pacio a phlastig, o sgrwb corff i siampw\u0302, un o\u2019r ffyrdd\nhawsaf i leihau plastig yn ein bywydau yn sylweddol."}, {"text_idx": "#000012", "text": "Un awgrym olaf gan Laura: os oes rhaid\nprynu rhywbeth mewn potel blastig, prynwch mewn poteli mwy ac/neu ei brynu\u2019n\nddwys (concentrate), ac felly\u2019n lleihau eich defnydd o blastig."}, {"text_idx": "#000013", "text": "Ar y cyfan, roedd hwn yn sesiwn\nlwyddiannus iawn yn meddwl pa gamau bychan gellir ei gymryd i wella ein"}, {"text_idx": "#000017", "text": "Llamau\u2019s Laura Wheeler, who was hosting the workshop, is\nherself really passionate about plastic pollution. Laura started by showing the\nyoung people attending some shocking images of plastic pollution, like birds\nand marine wildlife being choked by debris or fishermen sailing through toxic\nreefs. She then asked them how that made them feel."}, {"text_idx": "#000018", "text": "How does plastic pollution make you feel?"}, {"text_idx": "#000020", "text": "Clearly, nobody is proud of the effect mankind\u2019s\nhunger for plastic has had on the planet\u2019s oceans. But how does it affect us?"}, {"text_idx": "#000021", "text": "It was time to think about the prevalence of plastics in all areas of our lives. There are microbeads in skincare products and plastic in polyester clothes. Things made of card, glass or wood can even have small plastic additions. When you wash synthetic clothes tiny plastic microfibres get into the water supply. The fish digest this plastic and then we eat the fish. They took a look at medical equipment too, like asthma pumps, drips, jabs and more. It was agreed that this was a worthwhile exception."}, {"text_idx": "#000022", "text": "The group considered the cost-benefit analysis of reducing our plastic usage. The average adult buys three plastic water bottles each week. If we stump up the extra cost for a nice reusable bottle, how long until we start making back that initial investment? When you\u2019re on a tight budget, sadly, even a small initial cost can be a big deterrent. Should the government and big corporations be making it easier for individuals to make sustainable choices?"}, {"text_idx": "#000023", "text": "One workshop attendee mentioned that her brother\nsometimes goes into the supermarket and dumps all his plastic packaging on the\ncheckout. Discussing this as a group they decided that this probably just\ninconvenienced the workers at the supermarket and rarely got through to anyone\nhigher up in management or the supply chain"}, {"text_idx": "#000024", "text": "Laura showed some serious alternatives to plastic. When making sandwiches, for example, she packs them with beeswax wraps rather than cling film. You can use beeswax wraps as a lid on a jar too \u2013 pack it over the top and the heat of your hand will close the air gap. It\u2019s antibacterial, nontoxic, and of course fully biodegradable. You can even make it at home should you wish to."}, {"text_idx": "#000025", "text": "Then Laura showed a whole series of packaging and\nplastic free products, from body scrubs to shampoos, probably one of the\neasiest ways to cut plastic quite significantly from our lives."}, {"text_idx": "#000026", "text": "One final tip from Laura: if you do have to buy\nsomething in a plastic bottle, buy it in bulk and/or in concentrate, thus reducing"}, {"text_idx": "#000027", "text": "All in all it was a really successful session thinking about what little steps could be taken to improve our sustainability practices."}]