What about butter? The wrapping seems metallic but….???

Location:Deschambault, Quebec, Canada

Name: Anny Frechette

Week: 4

Personal Info:

Stay at home mom. One children at home, sometimes two… with a part time husband (working far away).

I’m a fashion designer (trying to be eco friendly as much as possible) working at home.

Sorry for my english… I’m a french canadian! 🙂

Anny Frechette’s personal blog: http://www.annymay.com

List of plastic items REFUSED this week. (Yay!)
shopping bag, vegetable bags

Total items collected: 54

Total weight:

Items: Recyclable
8 individual salad fruit
1 kiwi box
1 mayonnaise pot
1 water bottle
1 oil bottle
3 bread bags

Items: Nonrecyclable
2 popsicle bags
1 ice cream seal
1 frozen limonade seal
1 spaghetti windows
2 milk lids
3 bread bag clips
1 7up seal
8 individual salad fruit lids
2 kleenex windows
1 tortellini package
1 ham package
1 mayonnaise lid
3 candy packages
1 straw
3 bottle lids
7 miscellaneous wrappers for food

What items can I easily replace with plastic free or less plastic alternatives?
popsicle bags, individual salad fruit, kiwi box, water bottle, oil bottle, frozen limonade

What items would I be willing to give up if a plastic free alternative doesn’t exist?

What items are essential and seem to have no plastic-free alternative?
kleenex (I’m not ready to use reusable and lavable)
ham
ice cream

What lifestyle change(s) might be necessary to reduce my plastic consumption?
Make my own bread. Made my first today! 🙂
I have to find oil in glass bottle (other than olive oil)
Find a bucher….

What one plastic item am I willing to give up or replace this week?
I made homemade mayonnaise and limonade!
No more of these in my grocery…. 😉

What other conclusions, if any, can I draw?
I have great time in my kitchen this week making mayonnaise, limonade and bread! I’m very happy of these new lifestyle changes! 🙂