Comments on: Year 2, Week 27 Results: .6 oz of plastic waste.

By: Fake Plastic Fish

Fake Plastic Fish — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 01:34:00 +0000

Hi AnnMarie. You are right! I guess the customer service rep I spoke to on the phone did not understand this. He told me that the statements were gone and the only way I could see them again would be to have hard copies mailed to me. *Sigh* Well, this is good to know.

By: AnnMarie

AnnMarie — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 15:38:00 +0000

Look at your chase account again–I just had mine closed for fraud and by the time I got the new card, everything from the old card was connected to the new one. During the few days in between, the account listed nothing online, but as soon as I had the card in hand, I could login and it was just like nothing at all had happened.

By: Cheap Like Me

Cheap Like Me — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 17:02:00 +0000

I use that floss too – it is excellent! And thanks all for the prescription bottle info … I have a sack of those (and a sack of lids … and a sack of foam … and a sack of waxed cartons … let’s stop there) in my storeroom.

By: Fake Plastic Fish

Fake Plastic Fish — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 05:50:00 +0000

Hi Cindy. I believe you are correct. The plastic window is a contaminant in the paper recycling stream, but it’s allowed because it’s such a small percentage of the material collected. The plastic itself is not recyclable. Same applies to staples.

Rob — just make sure you’re only sending Recycline #5 prescription bottles. In my house, I’ve got Rx bottles that are #5, #2, and #1. And as far as I know, the caps are still not recyclable unless you send them to Aveda.

By: Robj98168

Robj98168 — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 05:33:00 +0000

Thats good news about Safeco- They have been my insurance company for about 10 years. And get this- recycline now takes your prescription bottles in their take "5" program 5 being the number of plastic- Ya hear me- Medicen bottles! Check it out~

By: CindyW

CindyW — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 05:32:00 +0000

Hey Beth, do you know why envelops with plastic windows are accepted in virtually all recycling stations as paper? Is it because the plastic amount is small enough to mix in the paper pulping process?

By: Green Bean

Green Bean — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 04:44:00 +0000

I love the Eco-Dent floss. So nice to find some not packaged in loads o plastic. Been using it about a year now.

By: Fake Plastic Fish

Fake Plastic Fish — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 00:09:00 +0000

Jen is right about the prescription bottles. My problem with mail order is that I get mine through Kaiser, and they ship them in a big plastic pouch. So it doesn’t really save. I just go pick them up at pharmacy. And no, they won’t take the bottles back to refill… again, due to state law.

By: monkeyjen

monkeyjen — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 00:03:00 +0000

RE: Rx bottles.

I don’t think there is any way around this due to federal/state regs – however, if you utilize the mail order Rx plan that most insurance offers, you would use less because they usually just put 3 mos in 1 bottle – or sometimes they don’t even have to dispense it into another bottle and just slap a label onto the mfg’s bottle.

By: Citizen Green

Citizen Green — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 23:39:00 +0000

Thanks for the info on dental floss. I had not yet figured out a plastic free (or almost plastic free) way to floss. I hate to floss and have been using Flossers. I knew that was too much plastic. What I need now is ideas on greener prescription bottles. Any ideas?

Linda A