OK, all you entrepreneurs, scientists, techno-twits, and geeks – let alone captains of industry who are looking for a way to make an honest-to-goodness difference. Take another look at these photos of baby birds that are dying because they’re eating plastic bottle caps. Yes, we need to phase out plastic bottles, and the sooner the […]
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Want to Increase Plastic Bottle Recycling? Put a Deposit on It.
If it’s not easy to recycle something, is it really recyclable? That’s a fair question to ask, since we consumers are constantly being reassured that a product is “green” or “greener” because it is “recyclable” – even when, in reality, the product is barely being recycled at all. Consider single-use plastic water bottles. Companies that manufacture […]
FakePlasticFish.com Shows It Really Is Possible to Live Almost Plastic-Free
You think living without plastic is impossible? Not so. Just ask Beth Terry, an almost plastic-free diva who made headlines with her blog FakePlasticFish.com last year when she forced the mega-company Brita to agree to recycle its plastic water filters. Beth continues to amaze anyone who drops by her blog with her tactics for eliminating new plastic […]
Replace Bubbly Water from the Store with Water You Bubble at Home
I love the fizzing freshness of seltzer. But I hate buying water, especially if it’s in a plastic bottle but even if it’s bottled in glass. Hence my delight at using the Soda Stream, a counter-top sized carbonator made by Soda-Club whose handy CO2 cartridge infuses my water with all the fizziness I want – but […]
Free Reusable Bags at Whole Foods
835viewsWhole Foods Markets from New Jersey to Virginia began giving away one free reusable bag per customer yesterday to encourage shoppers to “BYOB” – Bring Your Own Bag. The bag had already caught my eye, not only because it’s so cheerful and colorful, but also because it’s made from 80% post-consumer waste. Plus, it’s got […]