Comments on: The Business of Green Part 1: Doug Farquhar of Renovos & BuyGreen.com http://myplasticfreelife.com/2008/02/business-of-green-part-1-doug-farquhar/ Think we can't live without plastic? Think again. In 2007 I committed to stop buying any new plastic & I've almost succeeded! Won't you join me? Let's see what plastic-free looks like in 2012... for the health of our bodies, our oceans, our planet. ~Beth Terry Tue, 21 May 2013 04:24:09 +0000 hourly 1 By: Tanya http://myplasticfreelife.com/2008/02/business-of-green-part-1-doug-farquhar/comment-page-1/#comment-1590 Tanya Mon, 03 Mar 2008 05:27:00 +0000 http://fakeplasticfish.com/2008/02/the-business-of-green-part-1-doug-farquhar-of-renovos-buygreen-com/#comment-1590 Hi Beth-

I was going to tell you about those sponges! I bought them at Whole Foods in SF. Good old-fashioned dish rags work well too! :)

]]> By: Mars http://myplasticfreelife.com/2008/02/business-of-green-part-1-doug-farquhar/comment-page-1/#comment-1538 Mars Fri, 29 Feb 2008 08:50:00 +0000 http://fakeplasticfish.com/2008/02/the-business-of-green-part-1-doug-farquhar-of-renovos-buygreen-com/#comment-1538 Beth-
Thank you. You are not only doing your part to make this world better in whatever way you can, you’re also compassionate about your fellow-woman/man. Not often people with such strong beliefs see past that and acknowledge that we’re all just here tryoing to do what we can. Kudos to ou!!

]]> By: Anna http://myplasticfreelife.com/2008/02/business-of-green-part-1-doug-farquhar/comment-page-1/#comment-1494 Anna Thu, 28 Feb 2008 06:49:00 +0000 http://fakeplasticfish.com/2008/02/the-business-of-green-part-1-doug-farquhar-of-renovos-buygreen-com/#comment-1494 osuannuals, it depends on the area you live in if you can recycle them. In NJ where there is a lot of farmers, the county near the farmers instituted a take back and the plastic is picked up by a plastic dealer. I think in St Louis the arboretum takes them back for a plastic lumber person too. The key is to find a plastic person who wants your pots.

Here are your choices if no one will take them for recycling. Reuse them or perhaps consider for smaller plants to use Ecoforms which are biodegradable in a couple of years. Made out of grain husk. No plastic. If I recall they only go up to 12 inch but I wrote about them almost year ago so things may have changed. By the way, they are really pretty too.

I happen to reuse my pots over and over again like Peter advised. I hope this helps.

By the way, Beth, Doug is a great guy. I am glad you posted a picture of him because I had no idea what he looked like.
Anna http://www.green-talk.com

]]> By: axelle http://myplasticfreelife.com/2008/02/business-of-green-part-1-doug-farquhar/comment-page-1/#comment-1489 axelle Thu, 28 Feb 2008 04:56:00 +0000 http://fakeplasticfish.com/2008/02/the-business-of-green-part-1-doug-farquhar-of-renovos-buygreen-com/#comment-1489 This is just a comment of thanks for all you do. Thanks!

]]> By: Peter H http://myplasticfreelife.com/2008/02/business-of-green-part-1-doug-farquhar/comment-page-1/#comment-1488 Peter H Thu, 28 Feb 2008 04:50:00 +0000 http://fakeplasticfish.com/2008/02/the-business-of-green-part-1-doug-farquhar-of-renovos-buygreen-com/#comment-1488 as for plastic plant pots…..reuse them! There is a thriving business in used plastic pots at our local landfill. A quick wash, a dry in the sun and even a bit of bleach to kill any disease is a good option. At around 20c a pot it is CHEAP.

Also see http://abovecapricorn.blogspot.com about using jatropha oil.

And as for the loofahs…they are more easily grown in the tropics.

]]> By: Kirsten http://myplasticfreelife.com/2008/02/business-of-green-part-1-doug-farquhar/comment-page-1/#comment-1485 Kirsten Thu, 28 Feb 2008 00:06:00 +0000 http://fakeplasticfish.com/2008/02/the-business-of-green-part-1-doug-farquhar-of-renovos-buygreen-com/#comment-1485 Hi Beth –

What a great idea for a blog! I agree that there’s much work to be done.

As part of my daily job, I patrol beaches in Florida monitoring nesting shorebirds and sea turtles (I’m a sea turtle biologist, but it’s a little early in the year for amny of them yet…). I could spend all day picking up plastic on ‘my’ beaches and still not make a dent in them. I do make an effort though, especially to get things like grocery bag and balloons that sea turtles often mistake for jellyfish, which is a favored food of some species. After you’ve seen ust one turtle lose a flipper because of platic entanglement, or starve because they’ve been eating balloons instead of food, it will really change your perspective.

Reducing plastic use in every avenue, not just grocery bags and helium balloons really will help.

Keep up the great work!

Kirsten

]]> By: arduous http://myplasticfreelife.com/2008/02/business-of-green-part-1-doug-farquhar/comment-page-1/#comment-1484 arduous Wed, 27 Feb 2008 23:15:00 +0000 http://fakeplasticfish.com/2008/02/the-business-of-green-part-1-doug-farquhar-of-renovos-buygreen-com/#comment-1484 This is totally off topic but I just noticed you’re one of Blogger’s Blogs of Note this week! w00t! that is so awesome!! Your Technorati rating is going to blow up. :)

]]> By: Nature Nut /JJ Loch http://myplasticfreelife.com/2008/02/business-of-green-part-1-doug-farquhar/comment-page-1/#comment-1483 Nature Nut /JJ Loch Wed, 27 Feb 2008 22:05:00 +0000 http://fakeplasticfish.com/2008/02/the-business-of-green-part-1-doug-farquhar-of-renovos-buygreen-com/#comment-1483 Sheesh. I meant blogger.com. I have Blog Catalog on the brain.

JJ

]]> By: Nature Nut /JJ Loch http://myplasticfreelife.com/2008/02/business-of-green-part-1-doug-farquhar/comment-page-1/#comment-1481 Nature Nut /JJ Loch Wed, 27 Feb 2008 22:03:00 +0000 http://fakeplasticfish.com/2008/02/the-business-of-green-part-1-doug-farquhar-of-renovos-buygreen-com/#comment-1481 Super blog. I’m glad Blog Catalog posted it so I could find it. :D

JJ

]]> By: Rosa http://myplasticfreelife.com/2008/02/business-of-green-part-1-doug-farquhar/comment-page-1/#comment-1479 Rosa Wed, 27 Feb 2008 20:03:00 +0000 http://fakeplasticfish.com/2008/02/the-business-of-green-part-1-doug-farquhar-of-renovos-buygreen-com/#comment-1479 osuannuals, i’ve tried 3 years in a row to grow loofahs. They make pretty flowers, but no fruit – I’m in Minnesota, with a shady lot (though last year I gave them my sunniest spot!) and I think our growing season may just not be long enough.

So easy to grow may depend on where you are.

Thank you for the spotlight, Beth! You may not see immediate results, a lot of us don’t buy things often, but having the background information definitely makes a difference for me when I do buy things.

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