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Our oceans are filling up with plastic: plastic that harms wildlife and never biodegrades; plastic that enters the food chain and leaches toxic chemicals. This blog is a record of my journey to live with as little unnecessary plastic as possible. Won't you join me? Fake plastic fish may be cute, but if we keep filling up our oceans with plastic, they could be the only kind we have left.... |
Archive for May, 2010
Could California be the First State to Ban Plastic Bags?
06/02/2010 Update: The Bag Ban bill (AB 1998) passed the Assembly this week! Next up, the senate and then the governator’s desk. I’m pissed off. I live in a city, like many others in California, that wants to ban plastic shopping bags, but we can’t. Oakland, Berkeley, Richmond, Los Angeles, Palo Alto, and other California [...]
Read the full post.The Joy of Being a Green Kid
Check out what high school students like Jordan Howard, Rudy Sanchez, and Lindsay Williams can teach us about protecting the environment and living joyful lives.
Read the full post.We Don’t Need No Stinkin’ Plastic Thing in the Middle of the Pizza
Just say no to those little plastic pizza savers. Is saving a little bit of cheese more important than saving the environment?
Read the full post.ReFUSE Challenge & The Art of Eating In book giveaway
Take the ReFUSE challenge for a chance to win the book The Art of Eating In. Refuse unnecessary restaurant packaging, plastic bags, plastic bottles, etc.
Read the full post.Plastic Lives Forever
Wow. Watch this heartbreaking video about our plastic legacy, set to Queen’s Who Wants To Live Forever. Many of the images will be familiar, but it also contains haunting footage I’d never seen before. How does this make you feel? (via Plastic Manners. If you are reading this via email, you will need to click [...]
Read the full post.How To Store Produce Without Plastic
Plastic-Free ways to store produce. Link to useful list from the Berkeley Ecology Center.
Read the full post.Plastic-Free Living Discussion, Part 3
Plastic-Free Living Discussion covering pantyhose alternatives, bulk foods packaging, plastic kids’ toys, plastic-free fishing bait, and other fun stuff.
Read the full post.Natural Flea Killer. Need Help!
Looking for natural flea treatments for cats without toxic chemicals.
Read the full post.Recycling Windshield Wiper Blades
06/03/2010: At long last, here is the REAL post about recycling windshield wiper blades. So, here’s the deal. I was going to post a review of recyclable silicone windshield wiper blades today. The company sent me a set try out. As many of you know, I don’t have a car, so I planned to test [...]
Read the full post.Plastic-Free Living Discussion, Part 2
Discussing plastic-free sunscreen, dog poop solutions, plastic newspaper bags, buying berries, and more. All accompanied by the cutest green pug ever.
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