Comments on: Week 43 Results: 5.9 oz of plastic waste. http://myplasticfreelife.com/2008/04/week-43-results-59-oz-of-plastic-waste/ 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 Thu, 23 May 2013 01:54:37 +0000 hourly 1 By: Green Tallahassee http://myplasticfreelife.com/2008/04/week-43-results-59-oz-of-plastic-waste/comment-page-1/#comment-2163 Green Tallahassee Wed, 16 Apr 2008 02:08:00 +0000 http://fakeplasticfish.com/2008/04/week-43-results-5-9-oz-of-plastic-waste/#comment-2163 A group of us have been inspired to also reduce our plastic consumption. We have agreed to wear a week’s worth of the plastics we have used on Earth Day to display how much plastic we really use!

I also love the graph, tracking your plastic.

Cara
at Green Tallahassee

]]> By: arduous http://myplasticfreelife.com/2008/04/week-43-results-59-oz-of-plastic-waste/comment-page-1/#comment-2161 arduous Wed, 16 Apr 2008 00:08:00 +0000 http://fakeplasticfish.com/2008/04/week-43-results-5-9-oz-of-plastic-waste/#comment-2161 I just wanted to share with you the email I sent to my state legislator regarding the plastic bag recyling bill:

Dear [Assemblyperson]

I urge you strongly to support the recycling fee on plastic bags. I am sure you are aware of the problems plastic bags cause – from the plastic ocean in the Pacific, to the wildlife killed by plastic bags. Not only that, it takes oil to produce plastic bags. Should we really be wasting such a precious commodity on something that’s going to be thrown out after one use?

The fact is, most plastic bags aren’t recycled. In addition, plastic bags are difficult to recycle because they get caught in the machines, and because different stores use different types of plastic to make their bags. As a result, plastic bags can only be downcycled. That is, plastic bags aren’t recycled in the true sense. A plastic bag cannot be recycled into another plastic bag. Instead, plastic bags are turned into other things, such as stuffing for jackets, and those things eventually end up the landfill. Thus, by recycling plastic, we are only delaying its progression to the landfill.

Thank you for your time. Let’s work together to reduce plastic bag consumption.

Best,

[Arduous]

]]> By: The Green Cat http://myplasticfreelife.com/2008/04/week-43-results-59-oz-of-plastic-waste/comment-page-1/#comment-2160 The Green Cat Tue, 15 Apr 2008 18:17:00 +0000 http://fakeplasticfish.com/2008/04/week-43-results-5-9-oz-of-plastic-waste/#comment-2160 The photo on this one reminded me of something–all of the cats I have ever had have liked to lick plastic bags. Not sure if you would have noticed this since you have so little plastic in your life. Do your kitties like to lick the plastic? Anyone have any idea why cats do this?

]]> By: Cooking http://myplasticfreelife.com/2008/04/week-43-results-59-oz-of-plastic-waste/comment-page-1/#comment-2147 Cooking Tue, 15 Apr 2008 09:30:00 +0000 http://fakeplasticfish.com/2008/04/week-43-results-5-9-oz-of-plastic-waste/#comment-2147 It is a splendid site.
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]]> By: Fr. Peter Doodes http://myplasticfreelife.com/2008/04/week-43-results-59-oz-of-plastic-waste/comment-page-1/#comment-2146 Fr. Peter Doodes Tue, 15 Apr 2008 07:30:00 +0000 http://fakeplasticfish.com/2008/04/week-43-results-5-9-oz-of-plastic-waste/#comment-2146 We are trying as well, will be getting it lower and great to find so many others as concerned as well!
http://environmentalideas.blogspot.com/2008/02/95-oz-of-rubbish.html

Blessings.

Peter.

]]> By: Jennifer http://myplasticfreelife.com/2008/04/week-43-results-59-oz-of-plastic-waste/comment-page-1/#comment-2144 Jennifer Tue, 15 Apr 2008 01:04:00 +0000 http://fakeplasticfish.com/2008/04/week-43-results-5-9-oz-of-plastic-waste/#comment-2144 If you ever find a good homemade hair putty, I’d love to have the recipe… I, too, keep my hair super short. I cut it myself, but need some “junk” to keep it from looking like a helmut with bed lines. I’ve saved my last glass putty jar to hold a hopeful homemade concoction…

]]> By: CindyW http://myplasticfreelife.com/2008/04/week-43-results-59-oz-of-plastic-waste/comment-page-1/#comment-2143 CindyW Mon, 14 Apr 2008 23:39:00 +0000 http://fakeplasticfish.com/2008/04/week-43-results-5-9-oz-of-plastic-waste/#comment-2143 I’ve always found it a mixed blessing when it comes to recycling plastics. Sometimes I think being able to recycle plastic falsely make people feel that it is okay to use plastics, because it can be recycled (at least for a while, I thought that way). The truth is far from that. When my husband buys milk, he gets the one in plastic jugs, not in paper cartons or in glass jars. His rationale is glass jars are too heavy, easier to break and and ending up in our garage rather than going back to the stores. Paper carton just gets landfilled. So plastic seems to be lesser evil. I can argue the case for glass jars. But paper carton, not sure. However, if plastic jugs were not recyclable, he would be far more inclined to buy milk in glass jars. Just my observation.

]]> By: Flea http://myplasticfreelife.com/2008/04/week-43-results-59-oz-of-plastic-waste/comment-page-1/#comment-2142 Flea Mon, 14 Apr 2008 23:23:00 +0000 http://fakeplasticfish.com/2008/04/week-43-results-5-9-oz-of-plastic-waste/#comment-2142 Oh very cool. Here in Tulsa, the population’s not very “green”. We recycle, but I wind up just reusing a lot of plastic, mainly in the garden. Still new to all of this and glad I found your blog.

]]> By: arduous http://myplasticfreelife.com/2008/04/week-43-results-59-oz-of-plastic-waste/comment-page-1/#comment-2141 arduous Mon, 14 Apr 2008 22:27:00 +0000 http://fakeplasticfish.com/2008/04/week-43-results-5-9-oz-of-plastic-waste/#comment-2141 Michael, thank you SO MUCH for that link about plastic bags. I’m off to write my legislator right now!!

]]> By: Anonymous http://myplasticfreelife.com/2008/04/week-43-results-59-oz-of-plastic-waste/comment-page-1/#comment-2140 Anonymous Mon, 14 Apr 2008 21:41:00 +0000 http://fakeplasticfish.com/2008/04/week-43-results-5-9-oz-of-plastic-waste/#comment-2140 Make your own cat food?!? – I am so proud of you!!! Good luck, do your research (or at least find someone who knows what they are doing to tell you how to make it). You could probably start a whole other blog on making pet food, and I know it will be a challenge to make it without acquiring plastic. But good for you. Your kitties will just feel the love.
~Molly in NH

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