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Monthly Archives: August 2008
When Big Business Makes Little Changes
I look for news about plastic reduction regularly. Today Fox is talking about how ConAgra, the makers of many different brands of TV dinners is making a change to recycled trays. This should result in 8 million fewer pounds of … Continue reading
Posted in Environment, Food, Laws, PlasticLess Tips
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Green Accountabilibuddies
I just stumbled on a site called celsias that has a section called Actions that’s all about people making small but important changes in their lives. There is a social aspect to this, each change appears in a list that … Continue reading
Posted in Environment, Inspiration, News
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Why the Plastic Grapes?
There is a bowl of plastic grapes on top of the deli counter at my local shop. Why? Plastic replicas of food are on my top ten list of pointless uses of plastic. I haven’t gotten around to actually writing … Continue reading
Posted in Alternatives, Food
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Akismet Active
Just a quick note to say that I am blocking spam with Akismet now. The spammers were noticing me more to the tune of 100 spam a day. My apologies to any nonspammers who get caught in the web. This … Continue reading
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Don’t Buy Wine With Plastic Corks
Cork is mostly produced in Portugal and it is a sustainable industry. Wine producers turned to synthetic corks for economic reasons, but consumers (the snobby ones) don’t like them. Natural cork has regained 60% of the market. There are some … Continue reading
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The Gyre is Becoming a YouTube Celebrity
This is just one of MANY YouTube videos about the Great Pacific Gyre. Some of the best ones have quite a few views. When you look at the number of views that dedicated YouTube celebrities get though, the issue doesn’t … Continue reading
Posted in Environment, Inspiration
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The Greatest Thing Since Sliced Bread
I am speaking, of course, of unsliced bread. I can get a loaf from the corner shop without any packaging. It might not be quite that easy everywhere, but small bakeries can be found in most cities in North America. … Continue reading
Posted in Alternatives, Food, PlasticLess Tips
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Back to School with Less Plastic
Yes, it’s that time of year. Many of the items that the public school system and/or your kids demand that you purchase are typically made of plastic. I have a few suggested alternatives for your shopping list… Metal rulers are … Continue reading
Posted in Alternatives, Back to School, Food, Inspiration
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I’m Dreaming of a Plasticless Christmas
…that would be NOTHING like the ones I used to know. The gifts were often plastic. There was lots of plastic packaging and even many of the decorations were plastic. Bah, Humbug. If you are about to start your shopping, … Continue reading
Posted in Alternatives, PlasticLess Tips, Toys
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Pay As You Go Without Plastic
My efforts to reduce plastic have been met with several stumbling blocks. One of them involves running out of credit on my pay as you go cellular phone. I can pay for a 14 digit number at many locations. This … Continue reading
Posted in Alternatives, PlasticLess Tips
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