Comments on: Hidden Plastic

By: Sheffield

Sheffield — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 07:45:49 +0000

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By: Footy Preview

Footy Preview — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 10:11:05 +0000

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By: BethTerry

BethTerry — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 03:21:06 +0000

@Kdivney Yep. The shiny side of butcher paper is plastic. But there is also uncoated butcher paper.

By: Kdivney

Kdivney — Sat, 18 Aug 2012 01:16:45 +0000

I am thinking that the butcher paper with the shiny side is probably plastic, eh?

Kathleen

By: Michelle

Michelle — Thu, 13 Jan 2011 11:44:45 +0000

Gees….. lids from glass jars…. ?? ” Wax” on paper. More food for thought.

Thanks for promoting the use of cork. Portugal being the biggest exporter of cork can really do with the business. Also, the trees are beautiful & cork is completely sustainable. The trees don´t get cut down, they just have a “hair cut” every ten years. Natures magic. I never knew that before I saw them. (you probably do)

But sometimes you don´t know until you open the bottle & they surprise you with a plastic “cork” . It should have to be labelled.

By: Rebecca

Rebecca — Thu, 13 Jan 2011 07:30:50 +0000

Thanks so much for pointing me to this post. The milk carton thing is a revelation, although not a surprising one. And I’m not just being cynical… I’ve always sworn that milk in anything but glass tastes like plastic to me. I seem to have very finely tuned plastic taste buds because I can taste the plastic in any liquid that came out of a plastic container (with the possible exception of something like soda or juice that already has such a strong flavor.) I’ve always refused to drink bottled water unless it was Perrier or something in glass because I could taste the plastic. People tend to think I’m nuts on this front – well, probably on other fronts too… but who knows, maybe I’m like one of those cancer sniffing dogs or something!

I still haven’t decided if I’m going to include the catfood cans in the tally or not, but even without them, I’m already horrified by day one! I’ll keep you posted…

By: bob

bob — Fri, 01 Oct 2010 21:57:16 +0000

hey do you by chance know the difference between waxed paper cups and plastic lined paper cups? because i’m doing a science fair on it and i want to know the difference

By: Eco Yogini

Eco Yogini — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 22:40:00 +0000

Actually, my issue here is that the “compostable” cups are not actually compostable. If you put that cup into your compost unfortunately it won’t actually biodegrade. Those cups need high energy heat to process and most industrial systems actually can’t accept them. For example, Halifax NS has several coffee shops that offer these “green” alternatives… and the city (who is provincially mandated by law to compost and recycle) cannot process them. They go in the landfill… :S

I was interested in knowing more about what layers were in the non-recyclable paper cups though :) Thank you very much!

By: Nangari

Nangari — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 14:17:00 +0000

Great blog! I would LOVE for there to be a comprehensive list of plastic free cans. Would you like to start it off? :P

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 23:36:00 +0000

Thank you for creating this blog. The environment is so toxic due to more than 100 years of unbridled scientific inventions that were supposed to improve our lives. The only way to even have a chance at healing the Earth is for everyone to get informed about responsible consumption and start acting as caretakers of this planet. Thanks for doing your part.