Plastic Challenge: Melissa, Week 1
I can't think of any at the moment. Location:Loveland, Colorado, United States Name: Melissa Week: 1 Personal Info: 34. Work from home (much easier to avoid plastic) List of plastic items REFUSED this week. (Yay!) 3 grocery sacks Coffee lid Total items collected: 34 Total weight: Items: Recyclable Seaweed snack trays (?) the number on the bottom is in Chinese?! Arrowhead water ...
Plastic Challenge: Eve Stavros, Week 27
Location:Charlottesville, Virginia, United States Name: Eve Stavros Week: 27 Personal Info: I recently retired early and moved from Florida to Virginia, near the Blue Ridge Mountains. I’m fortunate to live in the basement apartment of my best friend’s beautiful log home, where I have time to garden, read, cook, play with my cat, ...
Plastic Challenge: Colleen T, Week 3
Location:Glen Ellyn, Illinois, United States Name: Colleen T Week: 3 Personal Info: Colleen T's personal blog: List of plastic items REFUSED this week. (Yay!) 6 plastic bags 2 disposable coffe cups with lids Total items collected: 16 Total weight: Items: Recyclable 2 meat wraps 1 lid 3 individual sauce packets label from fresh asparagus 1 fish tray 1 1/2 gal milk jug Items: Nonrecyclable 2 Outer wrappings ...
Plastic Challenge: Jaimee Law, Week 1
Does anybody know how can I make my own Greek style yogurt? Any amazing gluten-free pizza crust recipes out there? Location:, California, United States Name: Jaimee Law Week: 1 Personal Info: Jaimee Law's personal blog: http://jlawsexcellentadventures.blogspot.com/ List of plastic items REFUSED this week. (Yay!) Straws, disposable utensils, plastic produce bags, disposable meal containers, plastic baggies for bulk ...
Plastic Challenge: Rachael Hunter, Week 1
Is there an alternative to plastic packaging for frozen food? Location:Woking, United Kingdom Name: Rachael Hunter Week: 1 Personal Info: I have always been known as the environmental one in my group of friends and I thought it was about time I stopped talking about giving up using plastic and start DOING it instead. ...
Plastic Challenge: Melody, Week 5
Location:Santa Cruz, California, United States Name: Melody Week: 5 Personal Info: 2 adults, 2 kids Melody's personal blog: List of plastic items REFUSED this week. (Yay!) plastic eggs, easter grass, plastic easter toys, shopping bags Total items collected: 42 Total weight: Items: Recyclable bottle (#1) brita filter (gimme 5 program) 4 milk caps (#4) Items: Nonrecyclable spaghetti wrapper cereal bag broken checkbook cover shrink wrap from loose ...
Plastic Challenge: Sarah M. Braik, Week 2
lids, printer cartridge packaging Location:Standish, Maine, United States Name: Sarah M. Braik Week: 2 Personal Info: List of plastic items REFUSED this week. (Yay!) plastic lid on paper coffee cup--it was in a Starbucks in Boston and when they asked if I was sure I did not want a lid I announced rather loudly that ...
Plastic Challenge: Anh Chi Pham, Week 1
anything Location:Santa Ana, California, United States Name: Anh Chi Pham Week: 1 Personal Info: I live with my parents, grandfather, and brother. Sometimes I eat what my mother cooks, but I like cooking for myself. Anh Chi Pham's personal blog: List of plastic items REFUSED this week. (Yay!) I tried not to change my habits bc I ...
Plastic Challenge: Natalie, Week 2
How to anticipate surprise plastic in restaurants and cafes? IS there a law about having to give lids for paper cups in NY or anywhere? Better places for buying bulk in central NJ or NY? I know of some, but Unpackaged in London sounds like a dream. Ideas about, given the choice, to ...
Plastic Challenge: Anny Frechette, Week 8
Location:Deschambault, Quebec, Canada
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Plastic Challenge: Eve Stavros, Week 7
Location:Charlottesville, Virginia, United States
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Plastic Challenge: Eve Stavros, Week 6
Location:Charlottesville, Virginia, United States
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Plastic Challenge: Anny Frechette, Week 7
Location:Deschambault, Quebec, Canada
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Plastic Challenge: Christina S., Week 5
Ideas for pasta? Every single box of pasta I’ve found, even at Whole Foods, comes with a plastic window. Location:Los Angeles, California, United States
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Plastic Challenge: jennifer patrick, Week 12
Location:boise, Idaho, United States
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Plastic Challenge: Green Gal, Week 1
Specific suggestions for brands for things like reusable glass straws, best types of water bottles and reusable storage containers, and creative ideas for reusing things we have to avoid purchasing new plastic products would be really helpful! Some of these answers might be in Beth’s book, which I’m still reading, but if anyone has had [...]
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Plastic Challenge: Eve Stavros, Week 5
Location:Charlottesville, Virginia, United States
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Plastic Challenge: Cedar, Week 1
Home-made toothpaste, ways to get toilet paper not in plastic bags, how to make tofu and miso paste. Location:, Ontario, Canada
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Location:Leeds, United Kingdom
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Plastic Challenge: Christina S., Week 4
Location:Los Angeles, California, United States
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Plastic Challenge: jennifer patrick, Week 11
Location:boise, Idaho, United States
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Plastic Challenge: jennifer patrick, Week 10
Location:boise, Idaho, United States
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Plastic Challenge: Becky Bergman, Week 1
Location:San Francisco, California, United States
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Plastic Challenge: Eve Stavros, Week 4
Location:Charlottesville, Virginia, United States
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Plastic Challenge: Christina S., Week 3
Location:Los Angeles, California, United States
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Plastic Challenge: Rhiannon, Week 1
Location:Leeds, United Kingdom
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Plastic Challenge: Camp SEA Lab- Girls Love Science Too, Week 1
Any suggestions for a program to reduce their waste but still keep things sanitary and up to health codes? Location:, California, United States
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Plastic Challenge: Eve Stavros, Week 3
Location:Charlottesville, Virginia, United States
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