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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.... |
Category: Litter
Three Trashy Women
I’ve been meeting just the trashiest people in the last couple of weeks. Um… trashy in a good way.
Trashy Beachkeeper
I met Sara Bayles after the Blogger Beach Cleanup on October 24. You know, the one I missed. Sara’s blog, The Daily Ocean, tracks her goal of collecting trash on the beach in [...]
Visiting a Plastic Paradise
I’m here in Waikiki with my family. The purpose of the trip: helping my parents. The reality of the first few days: recreation. Much needed. Walking on the beach. Climbing Diamond Head. Playing games and eating ice cream. But one thing I notice everywhere I turn: plastic. [...]
Read the full post.I would walk 500 miles: A guest post by Sunny Yukon
The following is a guest post from Fake Plastic Fish reader Sunny Yukon. All I can say is that I wish I were this funny!
Coincidentally I was listening to this song by The Proclaimers yesterday.
By the end of the day I fell down at my door. I was exhausted!
I helped my son [...]
Berkeley’s Green 4th of July
I love living in the Bay Area. Especially after reading Life Less Plastic’s post about all the plastic and Styrofoam at her city’s Taste of Chicago festival.
Here are some images from Berkeley’s Independence Day celebration at the Marina:
I especially love that the garbage containers are labeled “Landfill” and explain what goes to the landfill [...]
Read the full post.Plastic in Paradise
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Yep, even I ended up using plastic in paradise. I tried so hard all day to avoid it. My folks are fast food people, and on a road trip, McDonald’s is the “restaurant” of choice. I filled up my Klean Kanteen with water all day. I avoided plastic straws and cups [...]
Two very different Hawaii trips
This weekend, Anna C. of the blog BYOTalk and I will both be in Hawaii. I’ll be in Waikiki kicking back for a few days visiting my parents and getting my blowdryer fixed. No big deal. I’ll continue to blog while I’m away, and I’ll be back on Tuesday.
Anna, on the other [...]
Weekend Challenge: Pick Up Some Plastic
As I walked around my neighborhood today doing errands (I don’t go to work most Fridays), I noticed a lot of trash, mostly plastic, along the sidewalks and in the gutters. And with that photo of the dead albatross whose stomach is full of plastic pieces burned into my brain these days, it’s physically [...]
Read the full post.Eco-Running: leaving the route better than you found it.
26-year old Samuel Huber started what he calls “eco-running” as a way to help the world while out doing his favorite thing, running. On his eco-runs, he carries a few small garbage bags and picks up litter all along the route. Recently, he has made the switch to biodegradable, compostable BioBags. Check out his web [...]
Read the full post.Sponsors
Read my post about plastic-free recycled ReBinder school & office supplies here.
Read my post about GreenBoatStuff.com here! Their stuff is not just for boats!
