Comments on: Year 2, Week 46 Results: 1.8 oz of plastic waste PLUS Earth Day Winner! http://myplasticfreelife.com/2009/05/year-2-week-46-results-18-oz-of-plastic/ Think we can't live without plastic? Think again. In 2007 I committed to stop buying any new plastic & I've almost succeeded! Won't you join me? Let's see what plastic-free looks like in 2012... for the health of our bodies, our oceans, our planet. ~Beth Terry Fri, 24 May 2013 17:23:35 +0000 hourly 1 By: Emily http://myplasticfreelife.com/2009/05/year-2-week-46-results-18-oz-of-plastic/comment-page-1/#comment-5929 Emily Wed, 06 May 2009 00:18:00 +0000 http://fakeplasticfish.com/2009/05/year-2-week-46-results-1-8-oz-of-plastic-waste-plus-earth-day-winner/#comment-5929 Thanks, We live out in New Hampshire – I’ll ask our transfer station attendants what recycling center they ship to (or who would know).

]]> By: axelle http://myplasticfreelife.com/2009/05/year-2-week-46-results-18-oz-of-plastic/comment-page-1/#comment-5928 axelle Tue, 05 May 2009 23:15:00 +0000 http://fakeplasticfish.com/2009/05/year-2-week-46-results-1-8-oz-of-plastic-waste-plus-earth-day-winner/#comment-5928 At the retreat it’s “Don’t push the river.” In Chinese medicine, it’s “Don’t push the liver.”

]]> By: John Costigane http://myplasticfreelife.com/2009/05/year-2-week-46-results-18-oz-of-plastic/comment-page-1/#comment-5909 John Costigane Tue, 05 May 2009 04:30:00 +0000 http://fakeplasticfish.com/2009/05/year-2-week-46-results-1-8-oz-of-plastic-waste-plus-earth-day-winner/#comment-5909 Hi Beth.

“Don’t push the river” suggests that you should not waste effort, doing impossible things. Be realistic?

From my UK perspective: Things are changing for the better, partly due to our efforts. We should await further opportunities and acknowledge good moves by others.

On-line, instead of mail-shot, is my goal as well, with most of the regular bills switched and more to follow.

]]> By: Fake Plastic Fish http://myplasticfreelife.com/2009/05/year-2-week-46-results-18-oz-of-plastic/comment-page-1/#comment-5908 Fake Plastic Fish Tue, 05 May 2009 01:26:00 +0000 http://fakeplasticfish.com/2009/05/year-2-week-46-results-1-8-oz-of-plastic-waste-plus-earth-day-winner/#comment-5908 Hi Emily. I think it’s a good idea for everyone to find out where their curbside recycling goes. Many facilities will give you a tour. I’ve taken tours of two facilities here in Oakland and one in San Francisco. All three confirmed that our plastics and most paper gets shipped overseas to Asia.

Where do you live? You should be able to call your local curbside collection service and ask these questions.

]]> By: Emily http://myplasticfreelife.com/2009/05/year-2-week-46-results-18-oz-of-plastic/comment-page-1/#comment-5907 Emily Tue, 05 May 2009 01:15:00 +0000 http://fakeplasticfish.com/2009/05/year-2-week-46-results-1-8-oz-of-plastic-waste-plus-earth-day-winner/#comment-5907 Hello, I also read the post on why you don’t recycle plastic… I had NO IDEA that we shipped plastic to China like that. Uhg… I can’t even describe the weight I feel now from knowing that.
I have been reducing my plastic waste drastically though…
It seems that we would be better off putting it directly in the landfill rather than sending it to an uncontrolled facility.
Just curious, does anyone know how I would find out where my local plastic recycling goes?
Thanks,
Em

]]> By: The Green Cat http://myplasticfreelife.com/2009/05/year-2-week-46-results-18-oz-of-plastic/comment-page-1/#comment-5906 The Green Cat Mon, 04 May 2009 19:29:00 +0000 http://fakeplasticfish.com/2009/05/year-2-week-46-results-1-8-oz-of-plastic-waste-plus-earth-day-winner/#comment-5906 “Don’t push the river.” This is fantastic. For me it means realizing that things need to happen in their own time and you can only work with the speed that they will go. My boyfriend fractured his finger last week and is so impatient with its healing. I spent the weekend telling him to just let it be and let it heal. Nothing he can do will make those tiny bones restitch faster. Same thing: Don’t push the river.

]]> By: Nina http://myplasticfreelife.com/2009/05/year-2-week-46-results-18-oz-of-plastic/comment-page-1/#comment-5905 Nina Mon, 04 May 2009 19:25:00 +0000 http://fakeplasticfish.com/2009/05/year-2-week-46-results-1-8-oz-of-plastic-waste-plus-earth-day-winner/#comment-5905 Beth, I just read the post listed at the end of this post about why you don’t recycle plastic. That was a powerful video. I have been working diligently to reduce the amount of all recyclable waste in recent months because I didn’t believe the product was actually being “recycled.” The video was a sad reminder that it probably is being recycled but not at a nice clean US facility as I must have imagined.

Thank you for all your effort. I watched your Oprah letter video and I feel especially grateful to you now. You continue to inspire me even when the people around me leave me discouraged.

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