Fake Plastic Fish Community

Latest Discussions

Topic — Add New »	Posts	Last Poster	Freshness
Antimony: Cancer causing chemical leaching into fruit drinks from plastic bottle	1	Beth Terry	2 weeks
Shoelaces and Lard	3	crunchycatholic	2 weeks
AVATAR: Dances With Wolves meets World of Warcraft, but is it a green movie?	4	Beth Terry	3 weeks
Whole Foods - Educate Customers About Bulk Bins	7	smleffler	3 weeks
plastic you can compost?!	1	Clif	3 weeks
Plastic-Free Olive Oil Body Lotion	3	meismeems	4 weeks
How do I store a chunk of Parmesan cheese without plastic?	3	sofiaevery	1 month
Recycling Receipts	6	michelep	1 month
Venting my frustration into a solution	3	Beth Terry	1 month
Silent Auction Items	4	Beth Terry	1 month

Main Theme	Topics	Posts
Personal Solutions – This is the place to ask your questions about plastic-free alternatives. Share advice. Find out what others in your area are doing to reduce their personal plastic consumption.	25	132
Citizen Action – Here's the place to drum up support for action campaigns targeted at businesses	6	40
Articles & Research – Post articles and papers you have found describing the health & environmental effects of plastic	13	49
Legislative Actions – Discuss pending plastic/waste-related legislation and drum up support for campaigns	0	0
Rant, Rant, Rant! – Witness someone tossing plastic on the ground? Run into a bunch of cheap plastic crap? Here's the place to vent your frustration. Go ahead. Get it off your chest.	5	24
Personal Success Stories – Just what it sounds like. Proud of something you just did? Or want to report someone else's plastic-free success? Please share.	2	6
Business Success Stories – Have you found a business that has taken steps to significantly reduce its plastic? Are you a responsible business offering plastic-free solutions? Please share.	4	9
Miscellaneous – Because I can't think of everything!	6	41


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 don't solve our plastic problem, they could be the only kind we have left....