Archive for July, 2007

The soy milk situation: Write to Wildwood!

Send a short note to Wildwood! Read on to find out more! Well, it’s looking like the only way to buy ready-to-drink refrigerated soy milk without plastic is to spring for the 1-quart carton of Wildwood soy milk. It’s more expensive that way. But the half gallon contains the same plastic spout and cap as [...]

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Information and chocolate. I need some sleep!

For weeks I’ve been staying up all night researching plastic, what it does in the environment, alternative products, alternative packaging, etc. etc. etc. I wonder how much having my computer on all night contributes to global warming? Of course, if it weren’t for this project, I’d probably be sitting in front of it watching recorded [...]

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Containers: Eating & drinking on the go

Over the past few weeks, I’ve come across a few useful products for eating and drinking while out in the world to avoid plastic cutlery and water bottles. The first is a great stainless steel water bottle called the Klean Kanteen. It’s a little heavier than a plastic bottle, but not by much. And it’s [...]

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Recycled Art: The Panhandle Band Shell

Last week, I went to bed and found this newspaper clipping on my pillow. Michael had left it there for me. Then, a few days later, my friend Sharon e-mailed me the same article. So I knew I had to make a visit to the new Panhandle Band Shell in San Francisco between Oak and [...]

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Week 4 Results: Drowning in 13.9 oz of plastic

Michael asked me this week why I felt the need to catalogue every tiny speck of plastic. Does each little cheese wrapper really make a difference? And in an online discussion group, one of the participants questioned my priorities, saying, “I sympathize with your frustration… but do you think that plastic wrapping is a core [...]

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Electronics: Thoughts about RCA, iPhones, & the pursuit of happiness

Thanks to the folks over at Sustainable Is Good for pointing out that RCA plans to save 450 tons of plastic in the next two years by making smaller, environmentally-friendly paper gift box containers to replace the older clamshell packages in an initiative called “Smart Packing,” which they say has already saved over 81 tons [...]

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Tina, eat the plastic food!

Another sleepless night. Another wacky “art” project. Meet Tina. Tina’s tummy is full of plastic bags. And that’s okay, because she’s a fake plastic fish. In fact, her whole body is knitted from plastic bags… from the plastic bag “yarn” ball I made the other night. Click on images to see larger. And remember, plastic [...]

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Danger feared from chemicals getting into bay

From yesterday’s SF Gate: Danger feared from chemicals getting into bayby Jane Kay, Chronicle Environment Writer Wednesday, July 11, 2007 Chemicals found in household products like antibacterial soap and plastic bottles are found in sewage water that is discharged into San Francisco Bay, posing a threat to wildlife and humans, according to new data. Sophisticated [...]

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A Quiz

True or False: 1) Plastics that go into a curbside recycling bin always get recycled. 2) Curbside collection will reduce the amount of plastic landfilled. 3) A chasing arrows symbol means a plastic container is recyclable. 4) Packaging resins are made from petroleum refineries’ waste. 5) Plastics recyclers pay to promote plastics’ recyclability. 6) Using [...]

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Frozen Foods Summary

Most frozen foods contain some plastic. Of course, the ideal way to reduce plastic waste would be to avoid these “convenience” foods altogether. But that’s not always practical. So, here is an ongoing list of the amounts of plastic hidden inside packages of frozen foods. Feel free to e-mail me info to add to the [...]

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