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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: Letter Writing
Dear Valley Yellow Pages. Sorry I Was Mean.
OMG. You won’t believe what happened Friday. I still dont believe it myself. Here’s the story.
After hassling with Valley Yellow Pages (not to be confused with AT&T Yellow Pages) last year to be taken off their automatic delivery list, I was finally assured that I would no longer receive their unwanted plastic-bagged phone books. So [...]
Okay, So It’s Not the Cover of the Rolling Stone, But Still…
Have you ever written a letter to the editor? It’s something each of us could do, and with the Internet, it’s easier than ever. So why was last month the first time I ever tried it? Oh sure, I leave comments on blogs and online newspaper web sites, but I had never sent [...]
Read the full post.Hey Wal-Mart! I See Glaring Omissions in Your New Sustainability Index
Dear Wal-Mart,
Let me apologize in advance for any sarcasm you might detect in this letter. It’s late, and I’ve been losing sleep for about two years, basically working for free to wake people up to the environmental crises we face. So you can imagine that I’m a little bit cranky. And maybe [...]
Just Say “No” to 7-Eleven’s Plastic-Wrapped Bananas.
Plastic-wrapped bananas are redundant and stupid, aren’t they? I mean, really. Bananas already have a natural wrapper. But 7-Eleven wants to make sure they stay fresher even longer. So 27 stores in Dallas, Texas are testing out the new plastic-wrapped bananas. If successful, the chain plans to sell them in [...]
Read the full post.Project Kaisei’s Messages from the Plastic Sea: Products Must Be “Benign by Design”
Inspired by Captain Charles Moore’s tireless efforts to bring attention to the issue of plastic in the ocean, several new organizations and projects have sprung up recently to investigate the Pacific Garbage Patch and to try and find solutions. One of these is Project Kaisei, which conducted an expedition to the North Pacific Gyre [...]
Read the full post.Obama & the Ocean Need You! Participate & Win a LunchBots Eco!
10/08/2009 Update: Heather is the winner of the LunchBots Eco stainless steel lunch container. Congratulations. And thank you everyone for all your work.
Our oceans are filling up with plastic. But you know that or you probably wouldn’t be here. Aside from personal changes to reduce plastic in our own lives, [...]
Fantastic News from Temescal Farmers Market! (Also a Note About Plastic Stickers)
I’m so happy I could cry! This morning, I was all set to write about my meeting yesterday with one of my personal heroes, Colin Beavan, the No Impact Man. But checking my email, I found the following message from Bianca Pardini of my local Temescal Farmer’s Market:
from: Bianca Pardini to: Beth Terrydate: [...]
Plastics Debate Continues with Artist Chris Jordan Weighing In
Yesterday, I mentioned a conversation I had with plastics proponent Greg from Plastics.com and posed several questions for Fake Plastic Fish readers to answer.
Greg has responded to my post with an article on his own blog: “Plastic: What is it good for? Absolutely lots!” Greg invites your comments on his blog [...]
Dear BART EZ Rider Program,
BART’s EZRider program is a great way to take public transit in the San Francisco Bay Area while reducing our plastic waste. Yes, regular BART tickets are made from plastic. Disposable plastic. And they are not recycled. The EZ Rider program replaces hundreds of disposable BART tickets with one refillable card, [...]
Read the full post.Hey Klean Kanteen! What’s with the plastic cap?
Friday I had the great privilege of hanging out with Ruchi, she of the Arduous Blog, who came to town for the holidays. We ate apple pie with caramel sauce and ice cream. We walked around the Castro. We chatted with the new owner of the Eco Boutique on 18th Street. [...]
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!
