Archive for August, 2011
Plastic Challenge: Ellen Simpson, Week 14
Location:Salem, Massachusetts, United States
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Plastic Challenge: Kristin, Week 23
Location:Prince George, British Columbia, Canada
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Plastic Challenge: Becca Ryals and Gordon Bennett, Week 30
How do you reduce running-related plastic? We just started running races. We did a 10K this weekend and got a plastic bag full of plastic-wrapped food samples and Gu along with our race number. Location:Berkeley, California, United States
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Plastic Challenge: Margaret, Week 8
Location:Tualatin, OR, Oregon, United States
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Plastic Challenge: Becca Ryals and Gordon Bennett, Week 29
Are there plastic-free pain killers? Location:Berkeley, California, United States
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Plastic Challenge: Kristin, Week 22
Dishsoap- I just polished off my giant refill bag. Any suggestions (other than not using it)? Garbage bags- we’re starting to run low on our ancient stash of grocery store bags that we’ve been using for this purpose, but I don’t feel like we’re close enough to needing NO garbage bags… my understanding is that [...]
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Plastic Challenge: Ellen Simpson, Week 13
Location:Salem, Massachusetts, United States
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Plastic Challenge: Margaret, Week 7
Location:Tualatin, Oregon, United States
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Plastic Challenge: Margaret, Week 6
Location:Tualatin, Oregon, United States
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Plastic Challenge: Danielle, Week 36
I need a vegetarian meatball recipe that has awesome flavor and texture of traditional meatballs. If anyone has suggestions, I would greatly appreciate it. Location:, North Carolina, United States
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Plastic Challenge: Danielle, Week 35
Location:, North Carolina, United States
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Plastic Challenge: Danielle, Week 34
Location:, North Carolina, United States
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Plastic Challenge: Margaret, Week 5
Location:Tualatin, Oregon, United States
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Plastic Challenge: Ellen Simpson, Week 12
I have dissected the cartons that my Haagen-Dazs ice cream comes in, and I don’t think there is any plastic in the material of the carton itself (disregarding the lid and the plastic seal inside). I have ripped the cardboard, and all I see is separating paper fibers, no pulling/stretching of plastic. I know people [...]
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Plastic Challenge: Melody, Week 1
This was a low bandaid week, usually there are many more. What’s an alternative that stays on busy kids and can be carted around in my purse? Location:, California, United States
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Plastic Challenge: Danielle, Week 33
Location:, North Carolina, United States
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Plastic Challenge: Kristin, Week 21
Location:Prince George, British Columbia, Canada
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Plastic Challenge: Margaret, Week 4
If there is any toothpaste out there that isn’t in a completely plastic tube? Actually, I’d settle for a natural toothpaste that isn’t in a box – completely unnecessary packaging around a self-contained product like a toothpaste tube. Toilet paper – I’ve seen commercial settings, including my work, where the toilet paper is set out [...]
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