Comments on: Beth tells conference: We need more plastic-free bloggers! http://myplasticfreelife.com/2008/10/beth-tells-conference-we-need-more/ Learn to live life with less plastic... for the health of our bodies, our oceans, our planet. I don't buy new plastic. Join me on my plastic-free journey. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 04:55:13 +0000 hourly 1 By: Josefine http://myplasticfreelife.com/2008/10/beth-tells-conference-we-need-more/comment-page-1/#comment-10368 Josefine Sun, 24 Jan 2010 16:53:20 +0000 http://fakeplasticfish.com/2008/10/beth-tells-conference-we-need-more-plastic-free-bloggers/#comment-10368 Hello Beth! I've been trying to catch up with your blog, from the beginning, since August last year. This is as far as I've gotten, and I was going to put off commenting until I was up-to-date, but... Well. I don't really know how I found your blog, but I must say that it's been an inspiration of epic proportions. All students of the upper secondary school (somewhat similar to the American high school but not really, education for those ages 16-19 in Sweden) must plan and execute a personal project. The amount of work put into this project should be about a hundred hours, and I ended up choosing plastics as my project, with you as an inspiration. My thoughts are a lot similar to yours, and I guess the resulting blog is as well. It is in Swedish, so I don't expect you to read it. :P Nonetheless I have linked to one or two or your posts from there, and if you're wondering what I'm writing about them I can tell you that it is solely positive things. For example, I tried the home-made hand lotion and wrote about it. Still use it, it is wonderful in the nordic climate. This is slightly disconnected, I feel. My English deteriorates rapidly when I am a wee bit nervous, and somehow posting here has become nerv-wrecking. What I wanted to say was that your blog has birthed a change in my life as well, and my commitment to this cause has engaged my family and my friends. I continuously contact businesses and suchlike for my project work, as well as for my own curiosity. I guess what I want you to know is that your awareness of the plastic issue is spreading. Partly, I think, because of your writing. It is both engaging and informative, which causes me to believe that people less interested in plastic than you (and perhaps me also) could find this blog amusing. Keep up the good work, and look forward to comments with better English from me in the future! As soon as I've caught up, haha. .-= Josefine´s last blog ..<a href="http://plastprojektet.blogspot.com/2010/01/konsumentkontakt-barnangen.html" rel="nofollow">Konsumentkontakt: Barnängen</a> =-. Hello Beth!

I’ve been trying to catch up with your blog, from the beginning, since August last year. This is as far as I’ve gotten, and I was going to put off commenting until I was up-to-date, but… Well.

I don’t really know how I found your blog, but I must say that it’s been an inspiration of epic proportions. All students of the upper secondary school (somewhat similar to the American high school but not really, education for those ages 16-19 in Sweden) must plan and execute a personal project. The amount of work put into this project should be about a hundred hours, and I ended up choosing plastics as my project, with you as an inspiration.

My thoughts are a lot similar to yours, and I guess the resulting blog is as well. It is in Swedish, so I don’t expect you to read it. :P Nonetheless I have linked to one or two or your posts from there, and if you’re wondering what I’m writing about them I can tell you that it is solely positive things. For example, I tried the home-made hand lotion and wrote about it. Still use it, it is wonderful in the nordic climate.

This is slightly disconnected, I feel. My English deteriorates rapidly when I am a wee bit nervous, and somehow posting here has become nerv-wrecking. What I wanted to say was that your blog has birthed a change in my life as well, and my commitment to this cause has engaged my family and my friends. I continuously contact businesses and suchlike for my project work, as well as for my own curiosity.

I guess what I want you to know is that your awareness of the plastic issue is spreading. Partly, I think, because of your writing. It is both engaging and informative, which causes me to believe that people less interested in plastic than you (and perhaps me also) could find this blog amusing. Keep up the good work, and look forward to comments with better English from me in the future! As soon as I’ve caught up, haha.
.-= Josefine´s last blog ..Konsumentkontakt: Barnängen =-.

]]> By: ecokaren http://myplasticfreelife.com/2008/10/beth-tells-conference-we-need-more/comment-page-1/#comment-7001 ecokaren Mon, 17 Aug 2009 13:12:32 +0000 http://fakeplasticfish.com/2008/10/beth-tells-conference-we-need-more-plastic-free-bloggers/#comment-7001 I love your mission and your philosophy. <br /><br />I'd love to share our ideas through linking our blogs.<br /><br />Please let me know if you want to.:)<br /><br />www.ecokaren.com<br /><br />Karen I love your mission and your philosophy.

I'd love to share our ideas through linking our blogs.

Please let me know if you want to.:)

http://www.ecokaren.com

Karen

]]> By: Anonymous http://myplasticfreelife.com/2008/10/beth-tells-conference-we-need-more/comment-page-1/#comment-3764 Anonymous Thu, 23 Oct 2008 00:57:00 +0000 http://fakeplasticfish.com/2008/10/beth-tells-conference-we-need-more-plastic-free-bloggers/#comment-3764 Just getting into blogging since early October, and I came upon your wonderful site...you are an inspiration...our family is slowly beginning to work on the plastic problem in our household...keeping glass containers to use instead of plastic containers, eliminating plastic bags by using cloth bags. I am an aesthetician, so most of my products(cleansers, toners, moisturizers, masques etc. come in plastic containers...at this point I need to do more research on organic products that use glass containers....have you come across any companies that are tuned into the no-plastic containers for their products?? Thanks...Hallie Just getting into blogging since early October, and I came upon your wonderful site…you are an inspiration…our family is slowly beginning to work on the plastic problem in our household…keeping glass containers to use instead of plastic containers, eliminating plastic bags by using cloth bags. I am an aesthetician, so most of my products(cleansers, toners, moisturizers, masques etc. come in plastic containers…at this point I need to do more research on organic products that use glass containers….have you come across any companies that are tuned into the no-plastic containers for their products?? Thanks…Hallie

]]> By: Steph http://myplasticfreelife.com/2008/10/beth-tells-conference-we-need-more/comment-page-1/#comment-3745 Steph Tue, 21 Oct 2008 01:11:00 +0000 http://fakeplasticfish.com/2008/10/beth-tells-conference-we-need-more-plastic-free-bloggers/#comment-3745 Living in a condo, we are supposed to use plastic bags to dispose of our waste. (We have no composting facilities in the city for apartments/condos.)<br/><br/>But we bring home most of our groceries in our backpacks and only get bags for milk and other leaky things. (And we use the bags for our garbage bags.)<br/><br/>Your blog really has opened my eyes to the plastic all around me, though I haven't quite figured out how to get it all out of my life! Living in a condo, we are supposed to use plastic bags to dispose of our waste. (We have no composting facilities in the city for apartments/condos.)

But we bring home most of our groceries in our backpacks and only get bags for milk and other leaky things. (And we use the bags for our garbage bags.)

Your blog really has opened my eyes to the plastic all around me, though I haven’t quite figured out how to get it all out of my life!

]]> By: Cousin Yellowstone http://myplasticfreelife.com/2008/10/beth-tells-conference-we-need-more/comment-page-1/#comment-3732 Cousin Yellowstone Sat, 18 Oct 2008 05:44:00 +0000 http://fakeplasticfish.com/2008/10/beth-tells-conference-we-need-more-plastic-free-bloggers/#comment-3732 Blogger cut off the link to the letter to SanDisk. Here's a shorter link to the same page:<br/>http://tinyurl.com/6ogfqu Blogger cut off the link to the letter to SanDisk. Here’s a shorter link to the same page:
http://tinyurl.com/6ogfqu

]]> By: Cousin Yellowstone http://myplasticfreelife.com/2008/10/beth-tells-conference-we-need-more/comment-page-1/#comment-3731 Cousin Yellowstone Sat, 18 Oct 2008 05:37:00 +0000 http://fakeplasticfish.com/2008/10/beth-tells-conference-we-need-more-plastic-free-bloggers/#comment-3731 I had previously considered writing some blog entries about my efforts to cut down on waste, including plastic waste, but felt embarrassed by my lack of actual success. If I were to write about my most recent attempts, the titles would be along the lines of "Bulk Bins Have Become a Joke: Idiot Cashier Insists I Put Bulk Foodstuffs in Plastic Bags," and "Bar Shampoo: Just Say No!" Now, having read your comments about the need for more people to blog about plastic-free or lower-plastic living, I realize that I should write about the few areas of my life in which I <i>have</i> successfully reduced or eliminated my use of plastic, because there have been a few sweet victories amidst the failures. I'll try to write about some of the victories this weekend. As for letter writing, I'm not good at it, but here's a link to a letter I recently sent to SanDisk about their excessive PVC packaging:<br/>http://cousinyellowstone.blogspot.com/2008/10/letter-to-sandisk-about-excessive.html I had previously considered writing some blog entries about my efforts to cut down on waste, including plastic waste, but felt embarrassed by my lack of actual success. If I were to write about my most recent attempts, the titles would be along the lines of “Bulk Bins Have Become a Joke: Idiot Cashier Insists I Put Bulk Foodstuffs in Plastic Bags,” and “Bar Shampoo: Just Say No!” Now, having read your comments about the need for more people to blog about plastic-free or lower-plastic living, I realize that I should write about the few areas of my life in which I have successfully reduced or eliminated my use of plastic, because there have been a few sweet victories amidst the failures. I’ll try to write about some of the victories this weekend. As for letter writing, I’m not good at it, but here’s a link to a letter I recently sent to SanDisk about their excessive PVC packaging:
http://cousinyellowstone.blogspot.com/2008/10/letter-to-sandisk-about-excessive.html

]]> By: Clif http://myplasticfreelife.com/2008/10/beth-tells-conference-we-need-more/comment-page-1/#comment-3730 Clif Sat, 18 Oct 2008 04:37:00 +0000 http://fakeplasticfish.com/2008/10/beth-tells-conference-we-need-more-plastic-free-bloggers/#comment-3730 I noticed today that someone had improperly put bagged vegetation in the garbage dumpster. On removing them to put them in the proper composting bin, I noticed the bags were labeled compost-able - in other words they supposedly break down in a compost heap. They are made by a Canadian company called NatureWorks that claims the bags "degrade without leaving any residue". They have a website bagtonature.ca I noticed today that someone had improperly put bagged vegetation in the garbage dumpster. On removing them to put them in the proper composting bin, I noticed the bags were labeled compost-able – in other words they supposedly break down in a compost heap. They are made by a Canadian company called NatureWorks that claims the bags “degrade without leaving any residue”. They have a website bagtonature.ca

]]> By: lauren http://myplasticfreelife.com/2008/10/beth-tells-conference-we-need-more/comment-page-1/#comment-3718 lauren Fri, 17 Oct 2008 02:28:00 +0000 http://fakeplasticfish.com/2008/10/beth-tells-conference-we-need-more-plastic-free-bloggers/#comment-3718 I just found this blog through a friend: <br/><br/>http://www.riseaboveplastics.blogspot.com/<br/><br/>There is a link to you in one of the posts, but I don't notice it in your links. I just found this blog through a friend:

http://www.riseaboveplastics.blogspot.com/

There is a link to you in one of the posts, but I don’t notice it in your links.

]]> By: daharja http://myplasticfreelife.com/2008/10/beth-tells-conference-we-need-more/comment-page-1/#comment-3708 daharja Thu, 16 Oct 2008 02:38:00 +0000 http://fakeplasticfish.com/2008/10/beth-tells-conference-we-need-more-plastic-free-bloggers/#comment-3708 Hi Beth,<br/><br/>Where do I start - with two kids under four?<br/><br/>Ever looked at the kids toy section? Its almost impossible to find anything that ISN'T plastic!<br/><br/>But I'll promise this - I'll do what I can to *reduce* the plastic in my life. Starting NOW.<br/><br/>ERK! Hi Beth,

Where do I start – with two kids under four?

Ever looked at the kids toy section? Its almost impossible to find anything that ISN’T plastic!

But I’ll promise this – I’ll do what I can to *reduce* the plastic in my life. Starting NOW.

ERK!

]]> By: Rosa http://myplasticfreelife.com/2008/10/beth-tells-conference-we-need-more/comment-page-1/#comment-3701 Rosa Wed, 15 Oct 2008 19:27:00 +0000 http://fakeplasticfish.com/2008/10/beth-tells-conference-we-need-more-plastic-free-bloggers/#comment-3701 e, I haven't done the research that Beth does, but I shred and compost junk mail...and my compost heap always has lots of little shreds of clear envelope-window material.<br/> <br/>Seems like if it were water-soluble fiber it would break down, especially after being shredded into little pieces and composted for a year or two. e, I haven’t done the research that Beth does, but I shred and compost junk mail…and my compost heap always has lots of little shreds of clear envelope-window material.

Seems like if it were water-soluble fiber it would break down, especially after being shredded into little pieces and composted for a year or two.

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