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 […]
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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 […]
Not the Kind of Friends the Earth Needs
When it comes to friends – of the Earth, anyway – Jennifer Anniston must count herself out. Why else would she endorse bottled water, a product that’s been universally panned for wasting billions of gallons of oil, creating tons of trash, and contributing to climate change? Maybe it has something to do with the deal […]
Is It Time to Boycott Bottled Water?
The more bottled water we drink, the bigger the toll it takes on the environment. Think about it: • According to the Union of Concerned Scientists, it takes 1.5 million gallons of oil – enough to run 100,000 cars for an entire year – to make plastic water bottles. Transporting the bottles, first to the […]