Archive for July, 2011

Plastic Challenge: Danielle, Week 32
Location:, North Carolina, United States
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Plastic Challenge: Stephanie, Week 1
If anyone knows, if Milk can actually be bought in glass containers anymore. Location:Sainte-Therese, Quebec, Canada
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Plastic Challenge: Ellen Simpson, Week 11
Is real maple syrup available in bulk? We use lots of it, and the glass bottles are small and expensive. Location:Salem, Massachusetts, United States
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Plastic Challenge: Kristin, Week 20
Of the humongous amount of strawberries I bought yesterday, a large portion were frozen in big Ziploc freezer bags I already had in the house. I know that freezing in canning jars IS okay, but for strawberries that I’ll grab a handful at a time for smoothies, I’m not sure this would be the best [...]
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Plastic Challenge: Rachael M R, Week 1
Most of our plastic comes from food packaging – we do buy as much as we can from the local Farmer’s Mkt in the summer and grow some of our own food, but we can’t always afford the store options that are not packaged. We do try to buy in bulk in some items but [...]
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Plastic Challenge: Margaret, Week 3
Location:Tualatin, Oregon, United States
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Plastic Challenge: Danielle, Week 31
I feel like I need/want to commit to doing a plastic-free food week once a month. Does anyone want to join me?? Location:, North Carolina, United States
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Plastic Challenge: Ellen Simpson, Week 10
Location:Salem, Massachusetts, United States
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Plastic Challenge: Margaret, Week 2
Location:Tualatin, Oregon, United States
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Plastic Challenge: Ellen Simpson, Week 9
Location:Salem, Massachusetts, United States
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Plastic Challenge: Danielle, Week 30
Location:, North Carolina, United States
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Plastic Challenge: Becca Ryals and Gordon Bennett, Weeks 21 and 22
Are there plastic-free band aids? Location:Berkeley, California, United States
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Plastic Challenge: Ellen Simpson, Week 8
Location:Salem, Massachusetts, United States
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Plastic Challenge: Kristin, Week 19
Location:Prince George, British Columbia, Canada
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Plastic Challenge: Margaret, Week 1
How to buy plastic-free vitamins and supplements? There’s one brand at Fred Meyer’s that comes in glass bottles, but it still has a plastic lid, and actually has more plastic wrapped around it than the other brands that come in plastic bottles. What rules do places like Starbucks or Jamba Juice have for bringing in [...]
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Plastic Challenge: Kristin, Week 18
Location:Prince George, BC, Canada
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Plastic Challenge: Danielle, Week 29
Location:, North Carolina, United States
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Plastic Challenge: Ellen Simpson, Week 7
Location:Salem, Massachusetts, United States
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