Category: * Results 2011

2011 Plastic Trash Collection Wrap Up

As many of you know, 2011 was difficult and challenging for me in many ways. My mom passed away early in the year, and I didn’t really have time to truly grieve until after I finished the biggest project ever: writing my book. Plastic-Free: How I Kicked the Plastic Habit and How You Can Toois [...]

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September – December 2011 Plastic Waste Tally

6.7 oz Plastic Waste [6.7 oz new/0 oz acquired prior to June 2007] Here’s the final tally for 2011. Beth’s September to December 2011 plastic waste collection New plastic waste (6.7 oz): 21 plastic envelope windows from various sources, including financial institutions that don’t offer online banking yet. Learn about what plastic envelope windows are [...]

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May – August 2011 Plastic Waste Tally

30.5 oz Plastic Waste [15.1 oz new/15.4 oz acquired prior to June 2007] 2011 was a busy year, and while I’ve been dutifully collecting my plastic waste, I’m just now getting around to posting it. Here’s the 2nd third of the year. Beth’s May through August 2011 plastic waste collection Plastic purchased before June 15 [...]

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January – April 2011 Plastic Waste Tally

15.4 oz Plastic Waste [11.9 oz new/3.5 oz acquired prior to June 2007] Someone commented a while back that my plastic trash tallies were getting boring because there was so little each month and it all looked the same. After 3-1/2 years of collecting plastic, I was kind of getting bored too. So, here’s 4 [...]

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