My plastic experiment has finally come to an end. For those who haven’t read earlier Purging Plastic posts, here’s a quick recap. I spent ten days (was originally going to be two weeks, until plastic debris started consuming my kitchen) going about my regular routine and saving any plastic I went through, hoping to get [...]
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As I mentioned in my Purging Plastic post, I am temporarily saving all the plastic I use to, one, get an idea of how much plastic I actually go through on a regular basis and, two, identify where and how I can reduce that amount. I then intend to do the same thing while consciously making some [...]
For the most part, plastic claims one of the top spots on Mother Nature’s sh*t list. It’s light, cheap, durable, and incredibly useful, but it has a horrible impact on our environment. Plastic bottles, plastic bags, just about anything plastic, kills wildlife, poisons water, pollutes habitats, and/or chokes landfills. Plus, it’s made from non-renewable resources [...]