Archive for May, 2011

Plastic Challenge: Danielle, Week 22
Location:, North Carolina, United States
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Plastic Challenge: Fonda LaShay, Week 2
Anyone know how to make ice cream without a ice cream machine and a dorm sized freezer? Location:Stavanger, Norway
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Plastic Challenge: Amanda R., Week 24
I need new spice jars, and am having trouble finding any that don’t come with plastic shaker tops. Anyone know of a source for just the glass jars with lids? Lids have to be air-tight, so I expect they’ll have plastic linings; am looking for some that don’t cost $10 each (amazing what folks sell [...]
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Plastic Challenge: Danielle, Week 21
Location:, North Carolina, United States
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Plastic Challenge: Kelly , Week 1
Location:Mountain View, California, United States
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Plastic Challenge: Benne’ Rockett, Week 11

Plastic Challenge: Becca Ryals and Gordon Bennett, Week 14
I have pretty much eliminated most of my unwanted junk mail, but Comcast still send me at least one letter a week, often addressed to “current resident.” I already called them and they said they would stop the letters, but they haven’t. Any suggestions for how to change their behaviors?
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Plastic Challenge: Fonda LaShay, Week 1
Find out what living plastic-free looks like in Norway.
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Plastic Challenge: Becca Ryals and Gordon Bennett, Week 13
Does anyone have any tips for hosting a plastic-free baby shower?
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Plastic Challenge: Laura A., Week 14
Is there a plastic-free alternative to Band-Aids?
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Plastic Challenge: Laura A., Week 12
I’m looking into (portable) alternatives to Gu.
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Plastic Challenge: Laura A., Week 11
I have a vacation coming up that involves traveling and staying with relatives. I can handle the traveling but I will be staying in the house of plastic/disposable/processed food and I am having trouble figuring out how to reduce some of the waste while I’m there (other than training my young nephew to reduce, reuse, [...]
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Plastic Challenge: Laura A., Week 10
What do you do when other people give you gifts of plastic?
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Plastic Challenge: Laura A., Week 9

Plastic Challenge: Danielle, Week 20

Plastic Challenge: Sabrina B, Week 3

Plastic Challenge: Sabrina B, Week 2