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Beth

It definatly had a “against plastic” bent to it. There was a plastic egg carton manufacturer marketer whose job it is to “defend plastic”.

The documentary chronicled the problems of recycling plastic. Everything is technically recylable, but there is only a market for certain kinds of plastic so therefore only those kinds are being recycled. Recycling, like all else, boils down to economics.

As far as I could tell, clear plastic has no market and no one is equipped to recycle it. Consumers are complaining to manufacturers who are leaning on municipalities to collect it. Thereby, totally, in my opinion, avoiding the issue of NOT using plastic.

There was a short history of plastic and how during WWII a cheap source was needed and petro was cheap versus plant based plastics which were also considered. And then after WWII, the “throwaway lifestyle” was marketed and now “what do we do with all this plastic that doesn’t go away”.

There were some facts about the recyling logo, which manufacturers use at their distrection and the number is the important thing. Which many people don’t know about.

Here’s another reason to give up meat (not that I have or likely will) but, 1 cow uses about 14 kg of plastic bale wrap a year. There’s a company in Ontario trying to recycle it but there is no market and they aren’t getting any help with that avenue.

It may be up on YouTube eventaully as CBCDoc zone had a link to their Youtube documentries. http://ca.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=CA11FCB2629B9742

They ended with a ecology (i think) student who was running a experiment to see what people believed was recyclable or not. His parting words were (as he mailed some plastic packaging back to manufacturers which has a name in Europe that eludes me) “plastic is here to stay, we need to concicous of it’s use”.

But if my trip to the grocery store was any indication, people aren’t getting that message yet.

i got a 3-tier for myself and bought a 2-tier one for my husband’s birthday next month. he’s not into the “eco thing” as much as i am but i’m trying to change his lifestyle bit by bit. ;)

i also spread the word to my sister since she mentioned wanting to take her lunch to work more often and being concerned with using plastic containers.

clearly, you’re making a big difference in our family! now, if only to-go ware made smaller, square, compartmentalized ones for my kids.

As for a container for liquids, check out my review of Life Without Plastic’s airtight stainless containers:

http://www.fakeplasticfish.com/2008/09/plastic-free-in-freezer-airtight.html

These containers are spill-proof.

Asrais — please let me know what you think about the show after you watch it.

Condo Blues — I hear you. Please fill out the survey and let them know this is what you need. I believe there is a question about being able to microwave in your container.

Myself, I place my food in a glass bowl that I keep at work for microwaving. But if you need to microwave the food in the same container, this would not work for you.

Two of the things we often buy (Classico spaghetti sauce and East Wind peanut butter) come in jars that have standard canning-jar-sized lids, so I save those lids to use on my jars when I’m just storing stuff or transporting it.