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Plastic Toys

soyjoy2008 — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 22:11:44 -0500

Great article! I'd say plastic toys are a big concern for me. Organic, wood toys are terrific, however they are usually not the toys our young children want to play with! Thanks for the the terrific resources!

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ritesh — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 08:05:51 -0500

mens gold chains

So many great ideas!

kamigray — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 19:07:35 -0500

To remember to bring reusable bags, I need to keep them everywhere! I need to get a few more reusable coffee cups and water bottles so I don't get stuck somewhere without one.

Thanks for such a thorough discussion on plastics!

Kami Gray, Author of The Denim Diet: Sixteen Simple Habits to Get You Into Your Dream Pair of Jeans

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Freezer bags are my big obstacle right now

AmberS — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 23:30:31 -0500

I've been using re-usable grocery bags for a while. And I've pretty much given up disposable plastic for snacks and lunches. I also buy condiments and dressings in glass rather than plastic, or make my own at home. But freezer bags are presenting a greater challenge.

I buy a lot of food in bulk and in season, and freezing 30 lbs of blueberries (for example) in plastic baggies is the fastest and most space-conscious option. I do have a lot of mason jars I use for canning, but I don't think I could fit as much in my freezer if I used those. I'm not really sure what practical alternatives exist for plastic freezer bags.

~ Amber

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wow!

CourtneyFoster82 — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 14:55:43 -0500

wow I bet that was great to listen to, my goal is to do something like this in the feature, i am still learning so much though!

Courtney

www.cookingupafamily.com

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@cookingupfamily

I like the idea of keeping

RedAndBlack — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 14:08:57 -0500

I like the idea of keeping the bags in the car!

Here in the UK recycling is not just an option we have, but something that over the past few years has become a part of everyday life and it's really good to see.

Both easier and harder than you think . .

thesmartmama — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 13:49:22 -0500

I gave a speech yesterday to a group of women interested in going green. The speech was 10 simple steps to go green and non toxic for today's busy parent. The second step was trying to eliminate disposable plastic, and I got lots of questions. Most of them asking about substitutes or alternatives for common plastic items - baby bottles, plastic bags, lunch carriers, straws, etc. But some of the questions were more incredulous - how could you even consider eliminating plastic? And to them, I answered this - once you are conscious about plastic, and consider that every piece of plastic EVER MADE in the last 50 years, with the exception of the less than 0.5% that has been incinerated - is still around somewhere in our environment, and you think about where all that plastic is going in the next 50 years - it is easy - you start seeing plastic everywhere and think about how to eliminate it. Straws - easy, try stainless steel (my fave) or glass. Lunch containers - well, don't just throw out what you are using now (because going green is NOT about buying green) - choose stainless. Mayo? Glass or make your own. Cleaning supplies? Make your own in re-usable containers. Plastic bags? Reusable totes for shopping, produce, etc. And I could see a light go on. . . .

Oh boy..

SCanon — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 13:36:10 -0500

The easiest thing for me, I think was the reusable shopping bags. I got 50 of them from a great place and I keep them in my trunk so when I go shopping anywhere, the bags are with me.

I think that the hardest thing for me, where plastic is concerned, is not overlooking it. I tend to not really think about it that much. It's so prevalent in today's life that it can be easy to overlook, especially with the mundane things. I reuse and recycle as much as possible, but I miss things sometimes. Thanks for this post! I'll be doing some reading today.

Echoing the sentiment and adding on...

NancyTWS — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 12:10:25 -0600

It's true and truly unfortunate that many folks are satisfied with themselves if they fill their recycle bins to overflowing with all their water bottles and bags and bags of newspaper and junk mail...

Interesting that people latched on to Recycle, with little to no regard for ...

Reduce (decreasing your consumption ~ don't need to by crazy about it - just think first - do I need this brand new item? and/or is there an alternative?)

and my favorite,

Re-Use (which to me isn't limited to reusing something in the same way like cloth shopping bags, but includes upcycling and repurposing!)

I've only just started a photoblog to go with my social enterprise start-up, but it is filled with wonderful examples of re-use (like sweaters into mittens and trashion jewelry ~ yup, that's fashion from trash. Many of my examples are from etsy.com which I highly recommend as a wonderful source of inspiration, to be sure!

Sorry to go on but happy to have found your posts, greenlagirl!

Nancy Gallant

Social Entrepreneur

Founder

Time Well Spent

~ A Collaborative, Arts & Crafts, Recycling & Repurposing, Community Wellness Center and Consignment Shop

North of Boston, Massachusetts

There's a disconnect

Virginia DeBolt — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 10:09:34 -0600

in some minds. They think plastic water bottles are recyclable, so it's okay to use them. Then they toss the bottle in the trash, which means it's destined for the landfill. Anything that people can do to recycle (really recycle, not toss) plastic is good, and these ideas are very clever.

Virginia DeBolt
BlogHer Technology Contributing Editor
Web Teacher
First 50 Words

Righteous artwork

carablogs — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 09:11:37 -0600

What an excellent (and beautiful) way to repurpose the dreaded plastic water bottle. And I love the fact that a $2 water bottle can be repurposed to sell for $75 as artwork! Brilliant. But I do agree with your underlying statement, which is to avoid buying plastic water bottles all together. Thanks for the enlightening post!

Cara
Check out my blog: repurposeful
"finding new uses for everyday things"

very creative work

zyva212 — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 17:48:14 -0600

In my country, there are also many persons who have a creative idea like this. They utilize recycleable garbage to produce more worthy product with convensional manner, even without high technology process. Yes, hand made product. I think it is very creative and very good work.

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Pretty SIGGs

Amy Gates — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 10:27:28 -0600

SIGG is one of the only types I haven't tried yet. They sure have pretty designs. Glad to hear they are durable too. :) Oh, and that was a great Christmas present idea. Kudos.

Amy
Crunchy Domestic Goddess
BlogHers Act contributing editor

I've had a SIGG bottle for

shoegal302 — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 09:55:49 -0600

I've had a SIGG bottle for almost four years and adore it. This Christmas I gave them as gifts to seven friends/family members. They are so durable!

I find these shirts

Steals and Deals — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 12:17:56 -0600

I find these shirts interesting. I am on a green kick and have been trying new products but don't like too spend an arm and a leg in the process. I will have to look into these!

Abby and Mandy