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Beth Terry Makes Living without Plastic Easy.

March 1, 2010 By: Anna4 Comments

Beth Terry is my hero.  I have been following Beth and My Plastic Free Life (formerly known as 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 make the journey easier.

I wrote about Beth when I visited her blog for the first time.  Until that point in time, I never looked at my own plastic consumption since I recycled as much as I could.   A good beginning but I was not really looking at what my consumption was doing to the Earth.  Each plastic straw, container, and bowl was depleting our Earth’s natural resources of petroleum.

Many of our plastics including those nasty grocery bags were landing up in the ocean.  As I followed Beth, I became conscious of what I was doing.  I tried to reduce what I was using and made an effort to reuse my plastic in clever ways.

In the past, I have always marveled at all the recycled plastic products being produced.  I still applaud these companies’ efforts, but wondered if  recycled plastic products were really that eco-friendly? It seems like the products are a band aides for our over consumption of plastic.  I still am wresting with recycled plastic product concept.

Coming up on Green Talk in the next week will be  various podcasts on other people who live a life plastic free and companies trying to change the face of plastic.  Until then,  watch the above video and become inspired.  Thanks, Beth for making me a better citizen of the Earth.

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    zee says

    March 3, 2010 at 4:11 am

    Beth Terry is amazing! Thanks for sharing her story. How have I been cutting down on plastic? I’ve learned to refuse plastic bags in grocery stores since I now bring my own reusable bag. I’ve also encouraged family members to always keep their own reusable bags handy — you never know when you’ll need it every time you’re out and happen to want to buy something. There’s a lot more to be done and we’re taking baby steps at home. Beth’s story is really inspiring..proof that when you really put your mind (and heart) into something, you can really accomplish your goal. 🙂
    .-= zee´s last blog ..Guest Post Series – Week 4 =-.

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      Green Talk says

      March 3, 2010 at 11:57 am

      Zee, great advice. So, now the world should be BYOB meaning bring your own bag not just bottle anymore! Beth is truly inspiring. Anna

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    Beth Terry, aka Fake Plastic Fish says

    March 3, 2010 at 10:30 pm

    Thanks for the mention, Anna! I’m looking forward to reading your next posts about plastic.
    .-= Beth Terry, aka Fake Plastic Fish´s last blog ..Are Compostable Utensils Really Compostable? =-.

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