47 Ways to Live With Less Plastic
Posted on Apr 09, 2010 - 08:00 PM
By: Brian Liloia
I was happy to recently stumble upon Beth Terry’s fake plastic fish, a blog devoted to her adventure in learning to live with less plastic, and in the process, tallying her consumption and plastic trash collection. As she states on her About page, it was a photo of a seabird with a gut full of plastic bottle caps and other plastic trash that set her on a course of trying to bring less plastic into her own life and creating less trash.
It is a very respectable project that Beth has embarked upon, and I salute her efforts. To help make it easier for people to consume less plastic, she has offered up 47 ways to live with less plastic. Some are very familiar, such as “carry reusable shopping bags”, but there are a variety of suggestions to help readers in their own quest to live with less plastic. It’s important to note that living plastic-free can become something of a major lifestyle shift, which is crucial and part of the recognition of just how omnipresent plastic is in our lives.
Check it out!
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By Dehumidifiers on 02/23/2011
Wow. That line about chewing gum being made with plastic . . .I spit mine out before I even finished reading the article. Beth has a really great list of plastic saving tips. One of my favorite ways to save is the farmers market. I always try to supply most of my produce needs this way, and I always take my reusable bags. The food may not stay as long because it is not packed with preservatives, but having fresher food and less plastic is worth the occasional rotten vegetable.
By Utility Trailer on 02/26/2011
Beth Terry has some great tips on her list for reducing your plastic usage. One of my favorites is taking your reusable bags and going to the farmers market. Fresh produce, no preservatives, and no plastic packaging. It’s a real win/win situation.
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