Comments on: I would walk 500 miles: A guest post by Sunny Yukon http://myplasticfreelife.com/2009/06/i-would-walk-500-miles-guest-post-by/ 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: Clif http://myplasticfreelife.com/2009/06/i-would-walk-500-miles-guest-post-by/comment-page-1/#comment-6284 Clif Thu, 11 Jun 2009 21:18:15 +0000 http://fakeplasticfish.com/2009/06/i-would-walk-500-miles-a-guest-post-by-sunny-yukon/#comment-6284 Olivia, thanks for that account of picking up (or not) bottles in Canada. I cut and pasted it into an email I just sent to my rep in the Illinois House to continue to encourage her to get us a bottle deposit bill Olivia, thanks for that account of picking up (or not) bottles in Canada. I cut and pasted it into an email I just sent to my rep in the Illinois House to continue to encourage her to get us a bottle deposit bill

]]> By: Eco Yogini http://myplasticfreelife.com/2009/06/i-would-walk-500-miles-guest-post-by/comment-page-1/#comment-6283 Eco Yogini Thu, 11 Jun 2009 21:03:11 +0000 http://fakeplasticfish.com/2009/06/i-would-walk-500-miles-a-guest-post-by-sunny-yukon/#comment-6283 haha, awesome post. I can think of a few Canadians that would throw their undies out the window... LOL<br /><br />I also grew up in rural Canada, rural being population: 500. And there are some beer bottles around there... As there aren`t any refund places near by... and i have to say drinking and driving is still the norm. But then, drinking and driving is most likely the norm in any place where the nearest pub-establishment is a half hour drive on the highway.<br />now drive into a Town or a city, and you see less beer bottles... mostly cuz people take cabs, and there are refund places close by :) haha, awesome post. I can think of a few Canadians that would throw their undies out the window… LOL

I also grew up in rural Canada, rural being population: 500. And there are some beer bottles around there… As there aren`t any refund places near by… and i have to say drinking and driving is still the norm. But then, drinking and driving is most likely the norm in any place where the nearest pub-establishment is a half hour drive on the highway.
now drive into a Town or a city, and you see less beer bottles… mostly cuz people take cabs, and there are refund places close by :)

]]> By: Olivia http://myplasticfreelife.com/2009/06/i-would-walk-500-miles-guest-post-by/comment-page-1/#comment-6282 Olivia Thu, 11 Jun 2009 20:35:31 +0000 http://fakeplasticfish.com/2009/06/i-would-walk-500-miles-a-guest-post-by-sunny-yukon/#comment-6282 Michelle: re the beer bottles. I too am a rural Canadian and remember, years ago, walking along the ditches with my husband and some friends, picking up beer bottles and thinking we would cash them in for lots of money. Not so - back then no one was giving back deposits so all our efforts (for cash) were in vain. Nowadays, of course, deposits are refunded and we rarely see a beer bottle or any other sort of bottle in the ditch. Our local Women's Institute does a periodic sweep of the ditches for other garbage but amazingly, there is surprisingly little, thank goodness. Michelle: re the beer bottles. I too am a rural Canadian and remember, years ago, walking along the ditches with my husband and some friends, picking up beer bottles and thinking we would cash them in for lots of money. Not so – back then no one was giving back deposits so all our efforts (for cash) were in vain. Nowadays, of course, deposits are refunded and we rarely see a beer bottle or any other sort of bottle in the ditch. Our local Women's Institute does a periodic sweep of the ditches for other garbage but amazingly, there is surprisingly little, thank goodness.

]]> By: Robj98168 http://myplasticfreelife.com/2009/06/i-would-walk-500-miles-guest-post-by/comment-page-1/#comment-6281 Robj98168 Thu, 11 Jun 2009 17:19:24 +0000 http://fakeplasticfish.com/2009/06/i-would-walk-500-miles-a-guest-post-by-sunny-yukon/#comment-6281 Good post sunny<br />There is a guy who lives here that walks everyday with a grocry bag stopping to pick up discarded pop cans and bottles along the road. He has OCD. But hey he ain't hurting anyone and as far as I am concerned doing a public service. I have never asked him if he found any underwear though. Good post sunny
There is a guy who lives here that walks everyday with a grocry bag stopping to pick up discarded pop cans and bottles along the road. He has OCD. But hey he ain't hurting anyone and as far as I am concerned doing a public service. I have never asked him if he found any underwear though.

]]> By: Crafty Green Poet http://myplasticfreelife.com/2009/06/i-would-walk-500-miles-guest-post-by/comment-page-1/#comment-6279 Crafty Green Poet Thu, 11 Jun 2009 06:43:34 +0000 http://fakeplasticfish.com/2009/06/i-would-walk-500-miles-a-guest-post-by-sunny-yukon/#comment-6279 Excellent post, I recently started a voluntary post looking after a length of a local river, including picking up litter, i find a lot of socks... Excellent post, I recently started a voluntary post looking after a length of a local river, including picking up litter, i find a lot of socks…

]]> By: Rosa http://myplasticfreelife.com/2009/06/i-would-walk-500-miles-guest-post-by/comment-page-1/#comment-6278 Rosa Thu, 11 Jun 2009 00:53:32 +0000 http://fakeplasticfish.com/2009/06/i-would-walk-500-miles-a-guest-post-by-sunny-yukon/#comment-6278 We do this a lot - my 3 year old chooses it as our fun evening activity about once a week. Go out with our little wooden wagon and pick up trash & recyclables. We often fill the wagon within half a mile of home.<br /><br />It does make it easier to say to him "No, we don't buy things that come in plastic wrappers, because they get on the ground and don't turn back into dirt." He sees all the time how much plastic litter accumulates and can't be recycled.<br /> <br />And I wonder sometimes if the recycling pickup people think we really drink that many 40s of Michelob - we find probably a dozen every two weeks. That's a LOT of cheap beer. We do this a lot – my 3 year old chooses it as our fun evening activity about once a week. Go out with our little wooden wagon and pick up trash & recyclables. We often fill the wagon within half a mile of home.

It does make it easier to say to him "No, we don't buy things that come in plastic wrappers, because they get on the ground and don't turn back into dirt." He sees all the time how much plastic litter accumulates and can't be recycled.

And I wonder sometimes if the recycling pickup people think we really drink that many 40s of Michelob – we find probably a dozen every two weeks. That's a LOT of cheap beer.

]]> By: Pure Mothers http://myplasticfreelife.com/2009/06/i-would-walk-500-miles-guest-post-by/comment-page-1/#comment-6277 Pure Mothers Wed, 10 Jun 2009 22:57:12 +0000 http://fakeplasticfish.com/2009/06/i-would-walk-500-miles-a-guest-post-by-sunny-yukon/#comment-6277 What a great activity to do with your son. This made me laugh: "Who knew an 11 year old boy could get disgusted?" That ought to tell us something, eh? What a great activity to do with your son. This made me laugh: "Who knew an 11 year old boy could get disgusted?" That ought to tell us something, eh?

]]> By: Clif http://myplasticfreelife.com/2009/06/i-would-walk-500-miles-guest-post-by/comment-page-1/#comment-6276 Clif Wed, 10 Jun 2009 21:11:35 +0000 http://fakeplasticfish.com/2009/06/i-would-walk-500-miles-a-guest-post-by-sunny-yukon/#comment-6276 Pats on the back, Sunny. <br /><br />I remember newspaper drives when I was a Cub Scout, but that was before there was litter. :)<br /><br />Michelle, it depresses me to hear there is litter in Canada as on the trips I've made there it seems so clean and tidy compared to the States...but that may be 'cause I come over from Detroit, the filthiest city I have ever seen if junk along the road is an indication.<br /><br />I frequently see tire carcasses along the interstates thrown from trucks using re-treads. I imagine that would be a challenge for the Scouts!<br /><br />I've been thinking of doing a movie about litter. I would put out a bit of it on the sidewalk...not too much, just a torn up newspaper or two right near a trash barrel and then put my videocam on it and let it roll for the whole day to see if anyone would pick it up (this in a place where there are many many pedestrians). My bet is that it would remain in place, but I could be wrong! I'll bet $20 on it. If anyone picks it up, I'll rush over and give them the $20 and hope a rumor starts that someone is handing out money for litter. Pats on the back, Sunny.

I remember newspaper drives when I was a Cub Scout, but that was before there was litter. :)

Michelle, it depresses me to hear there is litter in Canada as on the trips I've made there it seems so clean and tidy compared to the States…but that may be 'cause I come over from Detroit, the filthiest city I have ever seen if junk along the road is an indication.

I frequently see tire carcasses along the interstates thrown from trucks using re-treads. I imagine that would be a challenge for the Scouts!

I've been thinking of doing a movie about litter. I would put out a bit of it on the sidewalk…not too much, just a torn up newspaper or two right near a trash barrel and then put my videocam on it and let it roll for the whole day to see if anyone would pick it up (this in a place where there are many many pedestrians). My bet is that it would remain in place, but I could be wrong! I'll bet $20 on it. If anyone picks it up, I'll rush over and give them the $20 and hope a rumor starts that someone is handing out money for litter.

]]> By: Rejin L. http://myplasticfreelife.com/2009/06/i-would-walk-500-miles-guest-post-by/comment-page-1/#comment-6275 Rejin L. Wed, 10 Jun 2009 21:07:10 +0000 http://fakeplasticfish.com/2009/06/i-would-walk-500-miles-a-guest-post-by-sunny-yukon/#comment-6275 A clean-up activity like this sounds like a great exercise for raising awareness - especially for kids. But unless we want to be cleaning up others' messes every day/week/month, it seems like another important activity would be to work on getting legislation passed that bans single-use disposable containers.<br />Not sure what to do about smokers, that seems like it would be a tougher battle :p A clean-up activity like this sounds like a great exercise for raising awareness – especially for kids. But unless we want to be cleaning up others' messes every day/week/month, it seems like another important activity would be to work on getting legislation passed that bans single-use disposable containers.
Not sure what to do about smokers, that seems like it would be a tougher battle :p

]]> By: SusanB http://myplasticfreelife.com/2009/06/i-would-walk-500-miles-guest-post-by/comment-page-1/#comment-6274 SusanB Wed, 10 Jun 2009 20:25:06 +0000 http://fakeplasticfish.com/2009/06/i-would-walk-500-miles-a-guest-post-by-sunny-yukon/#comment-6274 Great post. I pick up trash on my way to and from work most days. It's a three block walk but the stuff I find along residential streets is amazing -- you've got to wonder about some folks' satorial and eating habits. Great post. I pick up trash on my way to and from work most days. It's a three block walk but the stuff I find along residential streets is amazing — you've got to wonder about some folks' satorial and eating habits.

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