Monthly Archives: May 2009

Why Buy a Plastic Clipboard?

Posted on May 28, 2009 by Plasticless

My life is kind of boring right now. It’s been a while since a perfect PlasticLess post has presented itself in the form of a problem or a solution. I have resorted to looking at the most relevant item on … Continue reading →

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Does the Fight Against Bottled Water Have Collateral Damage?

Posted on May 26, 2009 by Plasticless

I had a Twitter conversation with a pro-bottled water person today. She goes by Bottled Water Babe and her profile page includes a link to the site for a coalition formed in 2007 by the International Bottled Water Association. One … Continue reading →

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Saving Kittens and Plastic Waste

Posted on May 23, 2009 by Plasticless

I saved a kitten from almost certain death yesterday. Catherine and I were sitting at our local cafe in the early morning and a tiny black and white kitten approached us on unsteady legs. It seemed to be imploring us. … Continue reading →

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Review of Overfly Brand Safety Razor

Posted on May 21, 2009 by Plasticless

I said that I would do this if anybody double dog dared me. That was meant to be a lighthearted movie allusion to add some color to this otherwise quite boring green blog. Somebody dared me, in the comments, about … Continue reading →

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Alternatives to Plastic Bubble Wrap

Posted on May 21, 2009 by Plasticless

I owe somebody an apology. Back a few months ago I wrote a post about Virtual Bubble Wrap. That post is ranking at the top of Google for the term Alternatives to Plastic Bubble Wrap and obviously the cute little … Continue reading →

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Cheap Safety Razors

Posted on May 18, 2009 by Plasticless

I ventured into the back alleys of the souk in Bizerte today. I bought a very cheap all metal jack knife of unknown origin for 1.000TND (that’s about 73 cents) so I could ask to take pictures of some products … Continue reading →

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Virtually Green

Posted on May 18, 2009 by Plasticless

Virtual alternatives are greener than the real deal in most cases. I am satisfied the the calculator that came with my computer operating system. I don’t need to go out and buy another handful of plastic and heavy metal to … Continue reading →

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Plastic on the Beach: Part Six

Posted on May 16, 2009 by Plasticless

I did more picking up and less photography than usual today. I even picked up the broken tricycle that I had seen on a previous trip. Because it was such a windy day, I didn’t think that I would find … Continue reading →

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Can Hemp Replace Some Plastics?

Posted on May 14, 2009 by Plasticless

I have been blogging about alternatives to plastic for almost two years and I have hardly ever mentioned hemp. It’s not because I haven’t looked into it as an alternative material. It’s partly because the body of information online is … Continue reading →

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Are You Up For a Challenge?

Posted on May 12, 2009 by Plasticless

Beth Terry over at FakePlasticFish has just put up a blog post asking everyone to tally and photograph a week’s worth of personal plastic consumption. This sounds like a great project and I hope she gets a broad spectrum of … Continue reading →

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