Posted on November 20th, 2011
Having an anti-plastic blog has resulted in me receiving some interesting n emails. Mostly they are from Chinese businessmen wanting to sell me bulk shipments of plastic but sometimes I get mail from like-minded people from around the world. Please check out the efforts of Amber Bytheway…
Sign the petition to Banish the Plastic Bags now: http://epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/12786, follow on Twitter: @No2PlasticBags and even Like on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Banish-the-Plastic-Bags/227162444008489. And find out why plastic bags are really THAT bad: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i0DAfG87X7w
I think the word ‘Banish’ is a lot more dramatic than the word ‘Ban’ :)
Posted on October 2nd, 2011
The reusable shopping bags that I received from wrapsacks two years ago are still going strong. Not only have they been under constant use for shopping, they have also served as beach bags and even travel bags. I always have our cloth shopping bags stored in a zippered outside pocket on our luggage when we are traveling. Reducing plastic waste can be very challenging when moving from one place to another.
During the last two years I have also used other reusable shopping bags. Some of them wore out prematurely because of bad design. Some of them were used to contain items that we were giving to friends or donating to charity. Others were simply left in our rented homes when we moved on.
The most common problem with all the inferior shopping bags was handle failure. A shopping gab without handles is next to useless. The two wrapsack bags that we have had since 2009 have handle material that goes all the way to the bottom of the bag.
