Comments on: Let me be your guinea pig, please!

By: Jessica at Bwlchyrhyd

Jessica at Bwlchyrhyd — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 19:15:00 +0000

Jack -- I think you will find there are tons of metal coffee filters out there. Just Google "metal coffee filter" and whatever the name brand of your coffee machine is...

By: info

info — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 15:16:00 +0000

Hi,

I was referred here and like what I found. The idea of the organic cotton reusable coffee filter is interesting. My question is would the cotton absorb too much of the flavorful oils that brewing produces. Do you know of an all metal filter in home and commercial size?

Jack
http://www.consciouscup.com

By: Jessica at Bwlchyrhyd

Jessica at Bwlchyrhyd — Wed, 14 May 2008 06:53:00 +0000

Bibi -- the people at Stafford Hygiene have helpfully emailed me back and have said that their Toilet Tissue 36 x 320 Sheet, which comes wrapped in paper, contains approximately 50% recycled content. So I'm now left with the annoying choice of a 100% recycled toilet paper wrapped in plastic or a 50% recycled toilet paper wrapped in paper... :(

By: CindyW

CindyW — Tue, 13 May 2008 04:23:00 +0000

We hardly use any plastic bags. But over a couple of months, we still end up with half a dozen. People bring things in them, find them in the local parks, and then plastic bags reproduce.

I totally agree – reuse them. Reuse them a few times :)

By: emily

emily — Sun, 11 May 2008 01:43:00 +0000

Beth, I made my own yoghurt with your recipe and it appears to have worked! One question, though: did you, and do others, find that homemade yoghurt might be a touch stronger than store-bought? Or did I let it sit too long in the thermos? I don't think it's *bad* (that's usually obvious with milk products anyways), but it is a bit more sour.

It was like magic. I was convinced that it wouldn't ACTUALLY work. I am ridiculously proud of myself, and glad that you gave me the kick in the pants.

By: Lara Sumiacher

Lara Sumiacher — Sat, 10 May 2008 00:21:00 +0000

Hi Beth!! I love your blog, it's so inspiring :-)

Here in Argentina, where I live, very few eco-friendly products are available but I'm trying hard to live greener. Sometime this year I'm going to have my own eco-blog, I hope you have some spanish knowledge so you can read it.
Thanks for the inspiration.

By: Robj98168

Robj98168 — Fri, 09 May 2008 22:34:00 +0000

Nice to see peoplt thinking about reusing. I hope they make a good living at it. I jope folks out there can order these items. On your coffee filter- you rinse with cold water- if you rinse it into a pail to collect the water then put on your plants they will enjoy the remnants of your coffee greatly!

By: The Green Cat

The Green Cat — Fri, 09 May 2008 18:58:00 +0000

I’ve been using the triangle fold on my plastic bags and keep one or two in every purse. They are so small and convenient and I don’t need to have another thing to put them in. Then again, I usually only carry one or two plastic bags at a time. For folks who like to carry more, this is a great idea.

By: terrible person

terrible person — Fri, 09 May 2008 17:20:00 +0000

I’ve used my ChicoBag the last two days! It’s utterly convenient!

By: jennconspiracy

jennconspiracy — Fri, 09 May 2008 16:27:00 +0000

Agree – both fantastic ideas and products. I love the picture on Organic Needle’s website of the boys playing with the worms.