A Week Without Plastic? Piece of Cake… Right?
1 comment so farI read an interesting blog from this weekend, about a challenge that — ideally — shouldn’t be any sort of challenge whatsoever. Can you go one day, three days, or even one week without accruing any new disposable plastic? Author and blogger Trudi Morgan-Cole caught wind of just such a challenge (albeit informal) on CBC […]
The Weight of our Waste and a Cute Way to Reuse It
No commentsIn England, Premier Waste Management employee Tony Hitchens was concerned — surrounded by waste every day, it was only a matter of time before thoughts would turn to how much of it might he his own. So he did what anyone with a bit of logic and ingenuity might do: he armed himself with some […]
Seven Tips for Fielding a Farmers Market
No commentsIt’s true, sometimes you get weird looks bringing a reusable bag into a Wal-Mart or an Albertsons. One shopping venue where you’ll never feel out of place, however, is a farmers market. Locally grown and heavy on the organics, they are a haven for the environmentally-conscious and a welcome relief from the wilted drudgery of […]
Five Ways to Remember Your Reusables
No commentsThis one is a couple of months old — so sue us, the week of lists must continue! Today’s list comes from fun and lady-friendly blog EcoChick and highlights five ways for even the spaciest cases to keep a handle on their reusable bags.
Given that plastic bags are particularly bad for the environment, there is […]
Ten Tips for Overcoming Reusable Bag Shyness
1 comment so farThere must be something in the air this week, compelling us all to make lists. Not that it’s a bad thing. Today, Peggy over at eco-blog Tree Hugging Family has compiled a Top Ten list of reasons to get over one’s timidness in the name of actually getting some use out of your reusable bags. […]
Yes, Poland Has No Plastic Bags (Poland Has No Plastic Bags Today)
No commentsAs regional blog Uzar News reports, a large collective of cities in Poland are taking advantage of World Environment Day and making today A Day Without a Plastic Bag:
On the 5th of June on World Environment Day, volunteers on the streets of about fifty cities involved in the project will collect signatures to force through […]
