Category: Weekly Results 2007

Week 28 Results: 2.9 oz. of plastic

The plastic is up off the floor and onto the table, thanks to a couple of curious kitties. Christmas is over, and so is the year, almost. Here’s the weekly tally, which includes all the rest of the plastic packaging from the holidays except for one notable exception. In order to keep [...]

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Week 27 Results: 4.4 oz of plastic, kitties not included.

Kitties are here! So is the weekly tally and the start of the holiday plastic. More next week, but hopefully not too much more.
Non-recyclable items used this week but purchased before the plastic project began:

3 hunks of packing tape from broken down boxes. Cleaning up for the kitties, I’ve been consolidating the [...]

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Week 26 Results: 1.0 oz of plastic.

The amount of plastic is back down again, weighing less than ever. This is the 26th week, the end of the first 6 months, and you’ll notice that the graph looks somewhat different.
From now on, I’ll still photograph and tally my waste each week, but the graph is going to show one bar for [...]

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Week 25 Results: 12.8 oz of plastic.

Back from my retreat and so grateful that I have a beautiful place to go and supportive people to be with for a few days to recharge. More on that tomorrow. I’m still in retreat mode, so this post will be brief.
I mentioned that the plastic this week would be a doozy, and [...]

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Week 24 Results: 1.9 oz of plastic

Looks like this is my lightest week yet. But next week, the plastic weight might go up again in anticipation of the 6-month anniversary (semiversary?) of Fake Plastic Fish, which is two weeks away. There is still so much plastic in my house! I may just go through every closet, drawer, cupboard, [...]

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Week 23 Results: 3.5 oz of plastic

Yay! The total weight’s back down again. But my plastic still doesn’t fit in the palm of my hand. Maybe this week coming up?
Before I get on with the tally, here is a PVC update and a local Deal Alert:
First, the PVC update: As you know, I found four bottles in [...]

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Week 22 Results: 10.2 oz of plastic

We’re getting a cat! Okay, I’ll get on with the weekly tally. But keep in mind, we’re getting a cat!
Non-recyclable items used this week but purchased before the plastic project began:

5 Refresh Endura single-use eye drop containers (#4 plastic).

Cap & sprayer from a can of CHI Infra Texture Hair Spray. As I [...]

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Week 21 Results: 13.8 oz of plastic

What a week it was. A terrible oil spill. A Green Festival. I’ll write about both in the next post. For now, here’s the weekly plastic tally:
Non-recyclable items used this week but purchased before the plastic project began:

6 Refresh Endura single-use eye drop containers (#4 plastic).

1 outer wrapper from a box [...]

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Week 20 Results: 22.1 oz of plastic

No, it’s not my Halloween costume. Any guesses? Read on. Here’s the weekly tally:
Non-recyclable items used this week but purchased before the plastic project began:

5 Refresh Endura single-use eye drop containers (#4 plastic).

1 pump sprayer cap from a bottle of Formula 409 all-purpose cleaner. See below.

1 cap from a bottle of [...]

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Week 19 Results: 4.6 oz of plastic

It’s 3am, so I’m just going to try and make this short and sweet. Here’s the weekly tally:
Non-recyclable items used this week but purchased before the plastic project began:

5 Refresh Endura single-use eye drop containers (#4 plastic).

1 cap from a bottle of Sunera canola oil. More info on this below.

Plastic from a blister [...]

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