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Category Archives: Environment
Plastic Waste Kills Wildlife
This BBC video provides a look at the plastic items found in stomachs of albatrosses, ingested from the Pacific ocean. The organized collection of objects looks a lot like the stuff that I found on the shores of the Mediterranean. … Continue reading
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Plasticless Valentine’s Day Gift
I am somewhat romantic. Really, I am. I just don’t tend to equate romanticism with gift giving. Valentine’s Day will always have an element of meh for me thanks to the conspiracy between card manufacturers and elementary school teachers. I … Continue reading
Posted in Environment, Fashion, Shopping
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Cotton Swabs on Plastic Sticks
The majority of cotton swabs these days are made using plastic for the stick. The packaging is also usually plastic. If you are looking for a greener alternative, I saw some organic cotton swabs with paper sticks and cardboard packaging … Continue reading
Posted in Alternatives, Environment, Plastic, Plastic on the Beach
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Stephen Colbert Can Make Anything Funny
The swirling mass of plastic waste in the North Pacific is no laughing matter but Colbert manages to sieve out a few nuggets of humour as he discusses the issue with Captain Charles Moore The Colbert Report Mon – Thurs … Continue reading
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My New Reusable Shopping Bags
I recently received two beautiful cotton batik reusable shopping bags from Wrapsacks.com. These bags fold and zip into a compact size. I like the way that the outside of the storage pouch doubles as a reinforced bottom for the bag. … Continue reading
Posted in Alternatives, Christmas, Environment, Fashion, Garbage, Plastic, PlasticLess Tips, Shopping
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Plastic DVD Cases: My Secret Shame
Despite my good intentions and my preaching to the children about the evils of plastic, we have accumulated a handful of DVD cases over the past couple of years. I am dwelling on them now because I am busy packing … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment, Environment, Plastic
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Tool Libraries Reduce Plastic Waste
When I lived in Canada, I had the basic power tools required by the unwritten laws that men live by. There were already big box stores in my neck of the woods when I moved out on my own, so … Continue reading
Perfection is Stupid
I am reusing a statement made by Jason Sweeney as my title for this post. Those three words have sent my mind in a hundred different directions thinking about what impact the human pursuit of perfection has on this planet. … Continue reading
Posted in Bottled Water, Business, Environment, Fashion, Food, Health, Inspiration, Party, Plastic, PlasticLess Tips, Shopping, Society, Water
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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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