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Sat, 08 Mar 2008 05:33:36 +0000

[...] environmentalists have said, waste is man-made, and I’ve learned that it is actually possible to live without plastic, a car or even a fridge, and still be quite happy (correction: happier). So be [...]

By: I want to say one word to you. Plastics. « Living Small

I want to say one word to you. Plastics. « Living Small — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 06:00:03 +0000

[...] no more plastic bags. In an individual show of earth-love, Green as a Thistle author Vanessa gave up plastic altogether. And, in a “bold move,” Whole Foods Market announced that its retail [...]

By: blah

blah — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 20:06:51 +0000

I just thought of something…what are you going to do when you run out of shampoo and conditioner? Do you buy those industrial sized shampoo bottles that last 4 months or is there some place that you can take your existing plastic bottles to and refill? I’m just curious, because if I were in your situation, I would have no idea on what to do if I chose to give up plastic too.

By: Beth Terry

Beth Terry — Sun, 06 Jan 2008 23:16:23 +0000

Oops. I spoke too soon. EnviroWoman is back and blogging again!

By: Beth Terry

Beth Terry — Sun, 06 Jan 2008 06:30:08 +0000

Hi Limesarah. I did buy a soy milk maker in order to avoid all the plastic from soy milk cartons and to reduce waste in general. Here’s what I wrote about it, in case others are considering:

http://www.fakeplasticfish.com/2007/08/soyapower-to-people.html

I don’t know what happened to EnviroWoman either. She was the inspiration for Fake Plastic Fish, but she hasn’t posted anything in a very long time. Thanks, kt, for mentioning my blog. I want to invite anyone who is trying to reduce their plastic waste to visit http://www.fakeplasticfish.com. My plastics reduction project is not quite as extreme as EnviroWoman’s was, and maybe that can make it less intimidating to people. Here’s a list of plastic-free changes I’ve made so far. It’s listed in order of the easiest to the hardest, I think. (You be the judge.)

http://www.fakeplasticfish.com/thelist

And Vanessa, even if you can’t continue the “no plastic at all” pledge forever, I’m sure you’ll learn ways to significantly cut down that won’t seem like a total drag.

By: blah

blah — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 16:13:50 +0000

I don’t know how much you eat peanut butter, but its actually pretty easy to make the stuff yourself. You really only need a hand held mixer or a food processor to grind up the peanuts. After adding a little sugar (or your eco-friendly honey), you have yummy peanut butter that you didn’t have to buy out of a plastic jar. I’m sure you could also do the same thing with almonds or cashews.

By: CH

CH — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 08:21:06 +0000

There is a great independent coffee shop in Toronto called I Deal Coffee. I’m not exactly sure where it’s located, but they have a sister store in Ottawa and its awesome. I’m not sure if all their coffees are fair-trade and organic, but they definitely have some and they’re tasty. All of there coffee comes in plain old brown paper bags. Hopefully the Toronto version is exactly the same.

By: kt

kt — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 00:28:06 +0000

Good luck with your plastic challenge (along with the rest of your changes), I really enjoy reading your blog. You might want to check out Beth’s blog http://www.fakeplasticfish.com/ which follows her interactions (which are as minimal as she can make them) with plastic.

By: SP

SP — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 20:41:13 +0000

Oh and I have a almond milk recipe somewhere if you want it.

By: SP

SP — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 20:40:50 +0000

Good for you Vanessa!. I HATE plastic.