Comments on: Report from the North Pacific Gyre. Join the Posse!

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 20:01:00 +0000

Does anyone know who will be working to clean this up? Please list links – and let’s start donation time and money to this project. This looks like a new group trying to get started – list some others!
http://gyrecleanup.org/about.html

By: greeen sheeep

greeen sheeep — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 16:04:00 +0000

Plastic awareness is a fairly recent phenomenon to me. Now that I am more mindful, it is driving me crazy. It is everywhere and in everything!

I started by reducing the plastic our household was consuming, but now have expanded to speaking out, writing letters, and urging others to be more mindful.

FPF is an inspiration and driving force in my plastic-free life pursuit. I would love to join the Plastic-free Posse!

http://greeensheeep.blogspot.com/search/label/plastic

By: Birthblessed

Birthblessed — Sun, 19 Oct 2008 22:05:00 +0000

Just wanted to add– to assure you… despite the fact that I have 7 children, we use very little plastic. I do purchase milk in #1 containers (until such time as I can wean my family off milk) because I can’t find anyone to accept the waxed paper cartons of milk (despite the “please recycle” on the Horizons Organic milk carton). I purchase foods in bulk using cloth bags I made from the kids’ old teeshirts. We stopped purchasing meat because of its plastic content- not to mention its expense to my wallet and the environment.

By: Birthblessed

Birthblessed — Sun, 19 Oct 2008 22:02:00 +0000

Here in Austin, TX, Cycled Plastics http://www.cycledplastics.com/product.html takes plastics and remanufactures them into little plastic pellets that are then sold as raw material. Nothing to China. The plastic is right there, made into little pellets that resemble split peas. I have been on a campaign to eliminate plastic around here, and part of my campaign is that I collect, wash, sort, and then carry plastics over to the Cycled Plastics facility which is only a few miles from my home. I can tell you that almost 100% of the plastics that come into my home, and more than 50% of the plastics that get into my church, are taken to Cycled Plastics.

By: nollij

nollij — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 09:29:00 +0000

Yeah, that's me, slowpoke. Of COURSE I'll join yer posse m'am! I'm going back in my blog entries and adding "plastic" to my plastic related posts. Beth, it was wonderful to finally meet you at the Humane Society event: I posted the audio that I recorded that night online (I forgot my camera)

First File.mp3

and
Second File.mp3

By: Fake Plastic Fish

Fake Plastic Fish — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 01:27:00 +0000

Citizen Green -- you are one of the Plastic-free Bloggers since your blog is 100% plastic-free! I added your link yesterday. Your site rocks!

Beth

By: Citizen Green

Citizen Green — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 01:14:00 +0000

Count me in as a member of the plastic-free posse. What a gret idea. My blog is about reducing the use of plastic in our lives.

Joel, the 3rd member of Junk's crew is here in Indiana for a month. He gave a presentation to 250 high school kids today and I have him booked for 9 more presentations in the nest few weeks. We are spreading the word about plastic debris.

By: Fake Plastic Fish

Fake Plastic Fish — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 00:57:00 +0000

Kellie and Ciboulette — you’re up! Maya, I sent you an email with instructions.

Beth

By: ciboulette

ciboulette — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 00:41:00 +0000

Yes! I would love to join the posse. Here‘s my link to all of my plastic-related posts (so far only 3).

Thanks so much!

http://ciboulette.blogspot.com/search/label/plastic

By: Maya

Maya — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 21:24:00 +0000

Beth, I want to join the plastic posse…should I send you an email or can you send me one?

You’ve changed my life with your blog and I want to continue that with mine. We’ve got to reach as many people as possible to fix the mess we’re in.