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Monthly Archives: November 2008
Buy Nothing Day is Tomorrow
With the recent international economic turmoil, I am predicting that there will be a lot less media coverage of Buy Nothing Day. I almost forgot about it. All I bought today was a coffee and a sandwich. I think I … Continue reading
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Plastic Christmas Trees? Bah, Humbug
Here is an excerpt of an article about the Chinese production of artificial trees and plastic Christmas ornaments: Liao Jiahua, flipped through his glossy catalogue of goods, the economics propelling his business emerged. He pointed at his most popular seller, … Continue reading
Posted in Alternatives, Christmas
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Happy Meals Make Me Sad
A recent study has connected the dots between fast food marketing and childhood obesity. I bought more than a few Happy Meals for my kids back in the day. It’s hard to believe how easily I could be convinced to … Continue reading
Posted in News, Toys
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A Lemonade Award? For Me?
Plasticless was unexpectedly given an award. It’s the kind of award that is a cross between a pat on the back and a chain letter. Many thanks to Live Life Veg for this award I decided to pass the love … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, Gardening, Home and Garden
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A Plasticless Food Processor
I’m not a big fan of modern food processors. That might stem from the fact that I have usually been in charge of cleaning the things after someone with actual culinary skills and/or ambitions had the pleasure of using the … Continue reading
Posted in Cooking, Food
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What Do Hubcaps Do?
I recently saw an eye catching photo of a sculpture that was created using lost and discarded plastic hubcaps. My first thought was that it was a really creative (and profitable) way to recycle. My second thought was that hubcaps … Continue reading
Posted in Alternatives, Automotive, Environment
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I Tip My Hat to the People Wearing the Tinfoil Hats
I was going to link to a website that was serious about tinfoil hats. It seems almost inconceivable, but it appears that the webmaster didn’t pay his hosting fees. I guess foil is kind of expensive. Anyway, the things that … Continue reading
Posted in Alternatives, Environment, Food, Health, PlasticLess Tips, Safety
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“People Can’t Afford to Be Wasteful”
Here is an awesome quote from Beth over at Fake Plastic Fish: …this is a new, fierce economy, baby. People can’t afford to be wasteful, and I’m freakin’ glad. She was speaking from experience, having just reformatted several PCs at … Continue reading
Posted in Environment
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Wooden Cutting Boards Pwn Plastic
I was reluctant to say that wooden cutting boards are safer than plastic. Luckily, somebody else did a great job of assembling the conflicting research and concluding that it is inconclusive. The bottom line is that careful food safety is … Continue reading
Posted in Alternatives, Cooking, Food, Health, PlasticLess Tips
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I Can’t Believe It’s Not Plastic
I have been having a hard time avoiding plastic since I have moved. Most of the shopkeepers and street vendors are very eager to provide me with plastic bags. I am not a fluent speaker of either local language. Telling … Continue reading
Posted in Alternatives, Cooking, Environment, Food
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