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Monthly Archives: October 2009
Field Guide to Bags
These two blue bags are both quite thin and flimsy. They also both contain a small amount of collected rainwater which may be of benefit to the local mosquito population. Plastic containers in the environment have been noted for containing … Continue reading
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Field Guide to Bags
The White Supermarket Shopping Bag has a very wide range and can be seen year round nesting in fruit trees, evergreens, even tall grasses… Suprisingly, these feral bags do not breed in the wild. They have a lifespan of several … Continue reading
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Live Better
Walmart is a phenomenal success story and it has a huge impact on the retail landscape wherever it spreads. The largest retail corporation in the world has a lot of detractors from various segments of society, some of which overlap. … Continue reading
Posted in Alternatives, Inspiration, PlasticLess Tips, Shopping, Society
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Christmas Gift Idea: Locally Made Wooden Toy Truck
A toy doesn’t have to be very complex to be good(Not to impugn the excellent design and craftsmanship pictured above). Basically it needs to have a shape and it needs to stay in one piece. Everything else is just detail. … Continue reading
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Review of Shark Razor Blades
I use a safety razor as a plastic-less alternative to disposable razors. When I first made the switch, a few people in America left comments about how they could not find razors packaged without plastic. Hopefully that has changed now … Continue reading
Plastic Crates = Less Plastic
Posted in Alternatives, Beverages, Bottled Water, Environment
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Be a Hydration Technician
More people should be carrying water from their house to their place of work. I read recently that most people don’t drink as much water as they should. A stainless steel water container in your bag or briefcase would be … Continue reading
Posted in Beverages, Bottled Water, Environment, Health, Health and Beauty, PlasticLess Tips, Water
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Returnable Glass
I am living in a unique economy here in Tunisia. One big difference that I see is the persistence of returnable glass in the supply chain of liquid consumer goods. In much of the western world, this is something from … Continue reading
Whole Foods is Not Just a Brand
One way that I avoid plastic packaging is to feed myself and my family lots of whole, fresh fruit every day. Here is a slide show of what we had over the course of a week This is all relatively … Continue reading