Monthly Archives: March 2008

A Plasticless Picnic

It is going to ostensibly be spring soon. I know that many people in northern climates have months to go before things really start to bloom, but I thought I’d talk about picnics anyway. My childhood memories of family picnics … Continue reading

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Old School Plastic Reduction

I will preface this post with a confession. The story that illustrates my ingenuity and resourcefulness predates my commitment to reducing plastic and I did eventually replace my homemade item with a plastic one. Back when I lived on a … Continue reading

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From the Wasteland of Reality TV…

From the Wasteland of Reality TV comes a show that puts an environmental twist on a stale premise. Hey, that’s kinda like recycling, and the best part is they don’t use the word PIMP. Wasted is basically an environmentally themed … Continue reading

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Before Plastic

I was doing the random browsing that I prefer to call research this morning and stumbled upon this old picture of an excavation. These British naval types are satisfying their curiosity by mucking about in an ancient dump/tip/midden. I used … Continue reading

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The Four ‘Rs’

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle… and Rhetoric I try to focus on reduction strategies with this blog. I have been wading through the websites of government boards this morning and there seems to always be a focus on recycling. I guess one … Continue reading

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