From the category archives:

plastic

Beth Terry Makes Living without Plastic Easy.

March 1, 2010

Beth Terry is my hero. I have been following Beth and Fake Plastic Fish, the blog she pens for over two years. Beth has inspired others including yours truly on how to live a plastic free life. She makes her readers think about their own consumption with a healthy dose of plastic free alternatives to [...]

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Bob Greene, Oprah’s Trainer, Recommends Bottled Water?

August 24, 2009

Say it ain’t so. Oprah’s trainer, Bob Greene, recommending bottle water? Well, it’s true. Bob Greene has a new website, Best Life, geared towards helping people lose weight. The website contains a section entitled Best Life approved foods . Nestlé® Pure Life® Purified Water, which will be carrying the “Best Life” seal, is one of [...]

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Support the National Bottle Bill

August 3, 2009

Photo by Ed Yourdon.
Beth of Fake Plastic Fish sent me the following email about the importance of supporting a National Bottle Bill to reduce the amount of plastic (ugh) bottles that are being sent to landfills. Read on as to why a national bill is so important:

“Show Your Support For a National Bottle Bill! This [...]

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Are Recycled Plastic Bottles Products Really Eco Friendly?

July 24, 2009

Photo courtesy of Shea Hazarian.
I have always been a fan of companies such as Terracycle, which take our trash and create usable products. But when I reflect on what wonderful work they are doing, I have to wonder is this a band-aid until we realize the products we are upcycling are not necessarily good for [...]

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How to Unweave Plastic from the Fabric of our Lives

April 6, 2009

Seedlings Aboard!
The other day I watched a plastic bag float up into the sky like a balloon. As it disappeared out of site, I was sadden by the prospect of the bag’s remaining life to hang from a tree, on a bush, or stuck in a ravine for years to come. This darling of our modern [...]

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Living Green Makes Cents

February 5, 2009

Photo by Tracy Olson
When people asked me what I believe in, I tell them I believe in family, friendship, and sense of self. But I also believe that living green makes sense. In fact, I believe Green makes cents.
Before you pooh-pooh me, realize being green does not mean you have to live in an extravagant green [...]

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Preserve Recycles No. 5 plastics at Whole Foods

February 3, 2009

Recently I wrote about Preserve’s agreement with Clorox to collect and re-use the Brita filters. Preserve manufactures household products out of recycled plastics such as toothbrushes, razors, plates, and BPA free kitchen products. In addition to accepting, Brita filters, they are also accepting other #5 plastics as well such as yogurt cups through their Gimme [...]

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Clorox and Preserve Partnership: Recycling Brita Filters

January 29, 2009

Photo by permission of Beth Terry
A couple of months ago, I wrote about Clorox’s FilterForGood campaign which encourages people to buy a Brita water filtration pitcher rather than buy plastic bottles. I felt their marketing campaign was an oxymoron. At one hand, they were promoting their Brita pitcher as saving the Earth from [...]

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Clorox’s Oxymoron Role in Reducing Water Bottle Usage

September 21, 2008

Clorox, the North American parent of Brita, is urging Americans to take the pledge to reduce their use of plastic water bottles via their Filter For Good website, in partnership with Nalgene. They have several commercials depicting our love affair with plastic disposable water bottles in our daily routine, whether at the gym or playing [...]

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The Morning After With A Car Full of Styrofoam

September 26, 2007

The morning after, could this be your car?
We have been looking for about a year for a used bedroom set for my teenage son. He had outgrown his children furniture, and I wanted him to have a set he can take with him when he decides to live on his own, which is coming sooner [...]