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Monthly Archives: April 2009
Will the Oprah Effect have an Effect on Plastic Waste?
First off, a hearty congratulations are in order for To-Go Ware. Their cause and their products got the most important endorsement in the Universe. Oprah likes their stuff. The Earth Day edition of the Oprah Winfrey Show put a spotlight … Continue reading
Posted in Alternatives, Entertainment, Fashion, Food, Health, Inspiration, Plastic, PlasticLess Tips, Recreation, Society, Television
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Review of a Reduced Plastic Toothbrush
I bought this toothbrush today. It is a Trisa brand toothbrush with that comes with two sets of bristles. The bristle heads snap on securely. I had to apply quite a bit of force to remove the head from the … Continue reading
Posted in Alternatives, Garbage, Health and Beauty, Plastic, PlasticLess Tips
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Packing Peanuts
Photo Credit: ThrasherDave When I worked at JustUs Coffee, I had a coworker who was quite vocal about his hatred of Styrofoam packing peanuts. We were a production facility in the middle of major steady expansion, so we ended up … Continue reading
Posted in Alternatives, Environment, Garbage, PlasticLess Tips, Shopping
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Hindsight Peripheral Vision is 20:20
I desperately needed a computer mouse this week and all of my choices in the local retail market came with excessive plastic packaging. I am reusing a flat portion of the plastic as a super heavy duty laminate for my … Continue reading
Posted in Alternatives, Computers, Environment, Plastic, Shopping
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Answering Questions About Plastic
Q&A web pages like Yahoo Answers offer a chance for people who feel strongly about a cause like plastic reduction to speak to people who aren’t blog readers or tweeters. I am talking about people who ask questions like “is … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, Environment, Garbage, Health, Inspiration, Plastic, PlasticLess Tips, Society
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Locally Made Wooden Kitchen Utensils
Wooden kitchen utensils beat plastic hands down in my opinion. For on thing, A wooden spoon doesn’t melt when you accidentally leave it in a hot pan. I remember the way the edge plastic spatulas used to deform over time. … Continue reading
Posted in Alternatives, Cooking, Plastic, PlasticLess Tips
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Plastic on the Beach: Part Five
Now that the weather is really nice I am going to be posting these more often. This time, I took some actual pretty pictures and included them in a Flickr set
Posted in Environment, Plastic, Plastic on the Beach
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Make a Firm Decision about Flip-Flops
I have seen plastic footwear washed up on the beaches of three continents. Most inexpensive flip flops are made from Ethylene Vinyl Acetate (EVA). The most enviro-friendly choice for summer footwear is bare feet. That being said, going barefoot is … Continue reading
Posted in Automotive, Inspiration, Plastic on the Beach, Recreation
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Become a Model Citizen
Photo Credit: Hugo90 Planes, trains, automobiles and more can become an obsession for nominally sane adults who don’t mind the smell of glue. A lot of plastic and other materials are expended on miniature versions of the equipment that we … Continue reading
Posted in Alternatives, Entertainment, Environment, Garbage, Health, Plastic, PlasticLess Tips, Toys
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Your Banana Grew Up in a Plastic Bag
Saying no thanks to a plastic shopping bag when you buy that bunch of bananas is good for the environment. It may surprise you to know that many intensively grown bananas are covered with a polyethylene bag when they are … Continue reading
Posted in Environment, Food, Garbage, Plastic, Society
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