Comments on: Year 2, Week 48, 49, & 50 Results: 4.1 oz of plastic waste

By: kmkat

kmkat — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 00:32:29 +0000

I went to the Dupont website to see if it still offers to recycle Tyvek. It does not appear that they do: "In North America, DuPont™ Tyvek® has partnered with Waste Management to offer an easy way to recycle banners, [etc]…"
http://www2.dupont.com/Tyvek/en_US/sales_support/recycling.html

So then I went to the linked Waste Management site and found that their Tyvek recycling kit, a 16"x12"x4" Tyvek envelope, costs $15.
https://recycletyvek.wm.com/products.cfm

So it is possible, but no longer free. The only good think is that the envelope is so big that it will hold a lot — you wouldn't need to spend the $15 very often.

By: Bunny

Bunny — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 18:46:00 +0000

About Feline Pine – it has two types. The first kind is little pellets that break down once peed on and the second kind has a consistency like sawdust or World's Best. I use the second kind because my cats like it better than the first kind. Feline Pine can be flushed; I've been doing it for 2 years with no problems.

By: Fake Plastic Fish

Fake Plastic Fish — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 18:07:10 +0000

@Condo Blues I guess I should have been more specific. By Race Number, I meant the number that you wear when you are a registered participant in the Bay to Breakers. The only racing we did was to get on a bus at the last minute when it became apparent we weren't going to make it to the costume contest before it ended at 11:30. There was no way to actually race in these costumes in the heat:

http://www.fakeplasticfish.com/2009/05/leatherback-sea-turtle-friends-plastic.htmlThat said, I have actually raced in the past. But I'm not super fast or super competitive so carrying my Klean Kanteen in a waist pack is no big deal. Here's a post I wrote about running and plastic after the Disneyland Half Marathon. It answers some of your questions:

http://www.fakeplasticfish.com/2007/09/my-disney-adventure-part-3-racing.html

By: Condo Blues

Condo Blues — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 14:27:30 +0000

Hey, a race number – how did you do in the race? And what about all of the plastic that's associated with running a race? My husband's a runner and at his last race, there was a lot of plastic – race number (I'm saving them & going to try making a shopping tote bag out of them.), wicking race t-shirt, water bottles (my husband steals my Earthlust bottle for pre-race drinking and hands it off to me or puts it in the car. You don't have a car to hold your reusable stuff while you run – what do you do with it?) After the race he's been known to grab the water in bottles that's been offered to him. I don't fault him for that because I dont' want him to overheat (I've been there, in the hospital, in historical dress and yes they kept asking if I was Amish and if the IV would "offend" me) I don't want to wish that on anyone. The swag in the race bag and even the bag itself if it's plastic you can accept or not. What do you do? If you're in the neighborhood you can run with my husband, raise some money for charity (rescue animals!), and show us in person :)

By: Fake Plastic Fish

Fake Plastic Fish — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 01:19:27 +0000

@PureMothers -- It's a good question. These don't state what's in them so I just sent a message to Band-Aid to find out. I do know that at least some Band-Aids are plastic. I don't know if all of them are.

@Robj -- did you get my email?

@Anonymous -- I don't think Feline Pine is flushable, is it? We've had our cats tested for toxoplasma and since they never go outside, we feel comfortable using World's Best and flushing it. Feline Pine has to go to the landfill, right?

@Juli -- I have seen almost every natural personal care product you can name sold in bulk out here. Wanna move?

@Lauren -- I keep reusing a Bariani olive oil bottle which has a little plastic insert that is removable. We would pour the olive oil from the can into this bottle to make life easier. I'm sure hot soapy water shaken up will clean it out. Soap cuts grease. I'll just bring this same bottle to Whole Foods.

By: lauren

lauren — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 00:48:06 +0000

What kind of refillable glass do you use for olive oil? Does it have a spout? I have kept some in hopes of reusing, but then I can't remove the spout.

I bought one I thought would be okay at Market Hall, but now I'm worried about rinsing it out, which is difficult for the obvious oil vs. water issue.

I worry about small amounts of old oil going rancid at the bottom.

By: Juli

Juli — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 19:55:15 +0000

You can purchase olive oil in refillable containers? Wow– I wish that option was available in New York City. For me, the big metal cans of olive oil (they come in organic varieties as well) seem to be the option of least plastic– even glass jars have plastic in the lids.

Someone recently told me they saw Nature’s Gate shampoo being sold in refillable containers- not in NYC though. Have you seen that?

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 18:04:50 +0000

About your cat litter…
We recently switched to a pine litter (Feline Pine?) and realized that it’s the same stuff we put in our pellet stove. The only diff is big $$. Once used, the litter turns to sawdust – and can go on the compost pile. (Urine is very high in nitrogen.) Solid stuff gets scooped. And the bag can be recycled.
Unfortunately, this is one of those choices that will ultimately be made by your cat.

By: Robj98168

Robj98168 — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 17:58:40 +0000

I cannot believe you found problems with Olive Oil! I would have never thought about the spout on a can of Olive oil. Shit. Just when I think I have an answer you keep pulling me back into the fray!
My plastic total is posted on my website.

By: monkeyjen

monkeyjen — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 16:21:44 +0000

I would not go crazy on you! :) Of course, you could refill your big ass olive oil can @ rainbow :-P